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  1. Oophorectomy (ovary removal surgery) - Mayo Clinic

    When an oophorectomy (oh-of-uh-REK-tuh-me) involves removing both ovaries, it's called bilateral oophorectomy. When the surgery involves removing only one ovary ...

  2. Ovarian removal to prevent ovarian cancer should not be an option for most premenopausal women, Mayo research finds

    – A Mayo Clinic research team has found evidence suggesting that the controversial practice of ovary removal in premenopausal women to prevent ovarian cancer ...

  3. Women's Wellness: Reduce health risks from early removal of ovaries - Mayo Clinic News Network

    DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently read about a study that showed women should not have their ovaries removed before menopause because of the increased risk of ...

  4. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Estrogen replacement therapy after ovary removal

    When only one ovary is removed, it's a unilateral oophorectomy. Because the ovaries make the main hormones responsible for a woman's menstrual cycle, removing ...

  5. Science Saturday: Removal of both ovaries in younger women associated with increased risk of Parkinson's - Mayo Clinic News Network

    When a woman's ovaries are surgically removed before she goes through menopause, that source of estrogen and other hormones is lost, so removal causes an abrupt ...

  6. Women with past adverse childhood experiences more likely to have ovaries removed, study shows

    “We want to discourage surgeons from offering ovary removal as a cancer prevention option for women who don't have ovarian cancer or the genetic variants that ...

  7. Ovarian cancer - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Surgery to remove one ovary. For early-stage cancer that hasn't spread beyond one ovary, surgery may involve removing the affected ovary and its fallopian tube.

  8. Vaginal hysterectomy - Mayo Clinic

    Vaginal hysterectomy is a procedure to remove the uterus through the vagina to treat certain gynecological conditions ... Some who have their ovaries removed may ...

  9. Ovarian cysts - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Some cysts can be removed without removing the ovary (cystectomy). ... You might need surgery to remove your uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes and ovaries.

  10. Women's Wellness: Ovary removal and kidney disease connection - Mayo Clinic News Network

    — Premenopausal women who have their ovaries surgically removed face an increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease, according to a Mayo Clinic study ...