Women with early bilateral oophorectomy (BO) are at high risk of Alzheimer disease (AD) compared to women with spontaneous menopause.

Oophorectomy involves the removal of one or both ovaries. This operation may be done to treat a number of ovarian diseases, including endometriosis and benign or cancerous ovarian masses.

Medical science has improved human health markedly in modern times. However, the history of medical practice in the U.S. has ...

Premenopausal women may opt for removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy) for any number of medical reasons. For example, ...

More than half of all hysterectomies for benign disease (i.e., >300,000 yearly in the U.S.) are accompanied by prophylactic bilateral oophorectomy, and many physicians recommend oophorectomy for ...

Women with APOE4 allele and who underwent an early bilateral oophorectomy (BO) were at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In contrast, those with early BO, increased education ...

Women report less pain after a laparoscopic procedure than the abdominal incision procedure. After surgery a woman may feel some discomfort. The degree of discomfort varies and is generally ...

Younger patients with breast cancer and the BRCA gene showed improved survival after undergoing risk-reducing mastectomy ...

New research published by a team of researchers from the University of Toronto in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Alberta has found that women who have had both ovaries surgically ...

When surgery is indicated for benign ovarian disease, preservation of ovarian tissue by partial removal of ovaries or ovarian cystectomy is preferred over its complete removal or oophorectomy.

Risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) and salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) are both associated with significant improvements in o ...

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