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. Oophorectomy ...

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.

Risk even higher among women with bilateral oophorectomy carrying an APOE4 allele. HealthDay News — Women with early bilateral oophorectomy (BO) are at high risk of Alzheimer disease (AD ...

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 ...

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

FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Women with early bilateral oophorectomy (BO) are at high risk of Alzheimer disease (AD) compared to women with spontaneous menopause, according to a study ...

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

Among more than 5,000 patients followed for a median of roughly 8 years, bilateral risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) was ...

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