Overall, the investigators found that
oophorectomy reduced the risk of ovarian cancer by 80 percent.
Not exact matches
Ovary removal — also known as
oophorectomy, having your ovaries removed can
reduce your testosterone levels
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.