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  2. Oophorectomy - Wikipedia

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    In many cases, surgical removal of the ovaries is performed concurrently with a hysterectomy. The formal medical name for removal of a woman's entire reproductive system (ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus) is "total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy" (TAH-BSO); the more casual term for such a surgery is ...

  3. Salpingectomy - Wikipedia

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    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).

  4. List of -ectomies - Wikipedia

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    Salpingo-oophorectomy is the removal of the ovary and the fallopian tube together, when both left and right tubes and ovaries are removed, this is referred to as a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Scaphoidectomy [2] Septectomy is the removal of a septum. Splenectomy is the surgical removal of the spleen.

  5. Ovary removal before menopause linked to cognitive ... - AOL

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    Porter explained why ovary removal could potentially contribute to cognitive impairment. When the ovaries are removed, the body’s source of the hormones estrogen and testosterone are also removed.

  6. A Florida doctor removed two ovaries. Only one should ... - AOL

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    The complaint said “intraoperative bleeding” caused Indermaur to remove the right ovary. Then she removed the left ovary, which the complaint said, was “an unauthorized procedure and/or a ...

  7. Salpingo-oophorectomy - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, salpingo-oophorectomy is the removal of an ovary and its fallopian tube. [1] [2] This procedure is most frequently associated with prophylactic surgery in response to the discovery of a BRCA mutation, particularly those of the normally tumor suppressing BRCA1 gene (or, with a statistically lower negative impact, those of the tumour suppressing BRCA2 gene), which can increase the ...

  8. Hopes for changes in surgical menopause care - AOL

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    The online Menopause Support survey of 521 UK-based women, aged 20-59, found 74.5% were not made aware, by health care professionals, of the side-effects of having both ovaries removed.

  9. Hysterectomy - Wikipedia

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    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 term “partial” or “total” hysterectomy are ...