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Removal of the ovaries of females is the biological equivalent of castration of males; the term castration is only occasionally used in the medical literature to refer to oophorectomy of women. In veterinary medicine , the removal of ovaries and uterus is called ovariohysterectomy ( spaying ) and is a form of sterilization .
The risk of ovarian remnant (ORS) is increased by incomplete removal of the ovary at the time of oophorectomy. Surgical factors that contribute to incomplete removal include those that limit surgical exposure of the ovary, or compromise surgical technique. Factors may include:
Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus and cervix.Supracervical hysterectomy refers to removal of the uterus while the cervix is spared. These procedures may also involve removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy), fallopian tubes (salpingectomy), and other surrounding structures.
The findings show that women who undergo ovary removal before menopause have a decrease in white matter in their brains later in life. ... A new study examined the cognitive effects of ovary ...
Salpingectomy is commonly done as part of a procedure called a salpingo-oophorectomy, in which one or both ovaries, as well as one or both fallopian tubes, are removed in one operation (a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) if both ovaries and fallopian tubes are removed).
Reproductive surgery in women has largely been complementary to other ART methods such as medication, except for in tubal infertility, where surgery remains the main treatment. [11] Although reproductive surgery has been most relevant for severe symptoms, there has been a strong interest in greater analysis surrounding this topic of research.
Pelvic exenteration involves removal of all of the pelvic organs. [3] These include the urinary bladder, urethra, rectum, and anus. In women, the vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries and, in some cases, the vulva are removed. In men, the prostate is removed.
The word “polycystic” in polycystic ovary syndrome refers to the development of multiple cysts on a woman’s ovaries. These result from follicles in the ovaries that fail to release eggs ...