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Oophorectomy (oh-oaf-uh-REK-tuh-me) is a surgical procedure to remove one or both of your ovaries. Your ovaries are almond-shaped organs that sit on each side of the uterus in your pelvis. Your ovaries contain eggs and produce hormones that control your menstrual cycle.
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/oophorectomy/MY00554
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One option is preventive (prophylactic) oophorectomy, the surgical removal of the ovaries. Although removing your ovaries is usually performed to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, oophorectomy can also reduce the risk of breast cancer.
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/breast-cancer/WO00095
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Among the 600,000 American women who have hysterectomies each year, thousands may die prematurely of heart disease because doctors removed their ovaries along with their wombs, ... The question of ovary removal has long been part of a broader debate over whether doctors are performing too many hysterectomies.
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www.boston.com/yourlife/health/women/articles/2005/08/0...
www.boston.com/yourlife/health/women/articles/2005/08/01/removal_of_ovaries_may_affect_heart/
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Mayo Clinic researchers have found that surgical removal of both ovaries doubles a woman's risk of developing Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism many years later in life. They also discovered t ... "Our findings are important for situations where the removal of the ovaries is 'elective' -- that is, conducted to reduce the...
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www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/22943.php
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Death rates rise when women under 45 years old undergo bilateral ovariectomy -- surgical removal of both ovaries -- and do not receive proper hormone replacement therapy, according to a new Mayo C ... Death rates rise when women under 45 years old undergo bilateral ovariectomy -- surgical removal of both ovaries --
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www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/52058.php
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Need for removal of one or both ovaries ... If cancer is found, both ovaries may need to be removed. This may be done as laparoscopic or open surgery. Once the cyst is removed, the doctor will remove the tools. The incision area will be closed with stitches or staples. ... Laparoscopic Ovary Removal...
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www.aurorahealthcare.org/yourhealth/healthgate/getconte...
www.aurorahealthcare.org/yourhealth/healthgate/getcontent.asp?URLhealthgate=%2214849.html%22
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Jul 25, 2009 ... Women who underwent hysterectomies who had their ovaries removed were at nearly double the risk of developing lung cancer.
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www.nytimes.com/2009/07/25/health/24ovary.html
www.nytimes.com/2009/07/25/health/24ovary.html
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Prophylactic oophorectomy is being considered by some physicians for any woman undergoing hysterectomy after age 40-45. Even with the removal of benign ovaries, intraperitoneal carcinomatosis histologically resembling ovarian cancer can occur.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/8351900
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This is called prophylactic or protective ovary removal, or prophylactic oophorectomy. Removing the ovaries is one way to permanently stop the ovaries from producing estrogen. Medicines also can be used to temporarily stop the ovaries from making estrogen (called medical shutdown).
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www.breastcancer.org/treatment/hormonal/ovary_removal.j...
www.breastcancer.org/treatment/hormonal/ovary_removal.jsp
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