Sentences with phrase «prophylactic oophorectomy»

But research has shown that the most effective time to do a prophylactic oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries) is approximately between the ages of 30 and 40.

Investigators examined the relationship between prophylactic oophorectomy and the rates of ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal (abdominal) cancer, and the overall rate of death (total mortality) by age 70.

About Melanie Young: Diagnosed with cancer in both breasts in 2009, Melanie Young underwent a double mastectomy with reconstruction, five months of chemotherapy, genetic testing and a prophylactic oophorectomy to remove her ovaries and Fallopian tubes.

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Bilateral prophylactic salpingo - oophorectomy causes a sudden drop in estrogen production, which will induce early menopause in a premenopausal woman (this is also called surgical menopause).

Women who inherit a deleterious mutation in the BRCA1 gene or the BRCA2 gene or mutations in certain other genes that greatly increase the risk of developing breast cancer may consider having bilateral prophylactic mastectomy and / or bilateral prophylactic salpingo - oophorectomy to reduce this risk.