In this study, researchers aimed to determine whether younger BRCA1/2 carriers who undergo oophorectomy can receive menopausal hormone therapy without increasing their risk of breast cancer.

A study of over 200,500 women who had a hysterectomy for non-cancerous reasons found an increased risk of death in women under 50 years of age when the ovaries and fallopian tubes were also removed ...

Phase III Trial of Gabapentin Alone or in Conjunction With an Antidepressant in the Management of Hot Flashes in Women Who Have Inadequate Control With an Antidepressant Alone: NCCTG N03C5 Baseline ...

A history of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy does not reduce the odds of death from cardiovascular disease among postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes, although there may be an association between ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women aged 45 years or younger who undergo bilateral oophorectomy and report having a first-degree relative who ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy dropped risks for breast cancer for younger women and ovarian ...

Ian C. Cook, MD, discusses the feasibility and benefits of adding bilateral salpingectomy to nongynecologic surgery.

New research on hysterectomies among women who don't have cancer determined there is an age at which it is safer to also remove the ovaries and fallopian tubes and an age at which it isn't. Canadian ...

The prevalence of BRCA1 or BRCA 2 mutations is estimated at about 0.2%-0.33% of the population, but these mutations account for 5%-10% of breast cancers and 10%-15% of ovarian cancers among white ...

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