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  2. Oophorectomy - Wikipedia

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    Surgery at age 50-54 reduces the probability of survival until age 80 by 8% (from 62% to 54% survival), surgery at age 55-59 by 4%. Most of this effect is due to excess cardiovascular risk and hip fractures. [26] Removal of ovaries causes hormonal changes and symptoms similar to, but generally more severe than, menopause. Women who have had an ...

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

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    A new study examined the cognitive effects of ovary removal in females. ... with 907 participants who did not have a history of having a PBO before turning 50. After sorting out the participants ...

  4. This Christmas, ask for genetic testing. It could save your life.

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    And I had my tubes and ovaries removed very soon after my diagnosis of BRCA2, no regrets, no second guessing." ... holistic in our evaluation of patients that may be at risk for breast, ovarian ...

  5. Hysterectomy - Wikipedia

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    One study showed that risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease is substantially increased for women who had hysterectomy at age 50 or younger. No association was found for women undergoing the procedure after age 50. The risk is higher when ovaries are removed but still noticeable even when ovaries are preserved. [30]

  6. Prophylactic salpingectomy - Wikipedia

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    Those at risk are recommended sapling-oophorectomy at around the age of 40/after child-bearing to reduce ovarian cancer risk, and also reduces breast cancer too. Removal of healthy ovaries is also associated with negative health effects due to oestrogen deficiency, leaving the ovaries intact within the reproductive system is balanced with the ...

  7. Menopause: 6 surprising symptoms you didn't know about - AOL

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    Menopause can also be medically induced by a hysterectomy or surgical removal of the ovaries, according to the National Institute on Aging. "If you have surgery to remove your uterus or ovaries ...

  8. Prophylactic surgery - Wikipedia

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    Prophylactic appendectomy is the removal of the appendix in order to remove the chances of developing appendicitis as the leading cause of acute intra-abdominal disease in more than 50% of all cases. [23] Prophylactic Appendectomy is one of the most common preventive surgeries and is the most common emergency surgery performed in the USA. [24]

  9. Fertility preservation - Wikipedia

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    Part of the ovary is removed, frozen and stored until after treatment. The tissue is then thawed and re-implanted. [ 18 ] According to a meta-analysis performed in 2017, the success rate of reestablishment of ovarian activity was 63.9%, [ 19 ] restoring normal fertility and endocrine function.