Some people might assume that, when you have your uterus removed via hysterectomy, the surgeon also takes out your ovaries. While that can happen depending on medical necessity, ovary removal goes by ...

NEW YORK — Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause run a heightened risk of developing dementia or other mental problems later in life — unless they take estrogen until age 50, a new ...

Preventive surgery to remove the ovaries might be an option that people with a high risk of ovarian cancer and breast cancer might consider to reduce their risk. Preventive (prophylactic) bilateral ...

Removing the fallopian tubes during routine gynecological surgery reduced the risk of serous ovarian cancer by nearly 80%.

There’s currently no reliable screening test for ovarian cancer, meaning that most cases are caught at an advanced stage, ...

New research published by a team of researchers from the University of Toronto in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Alberta has found that women who have had both ovaries surgically ...

The study added to a large existing volume of evidence that has consistently shown a risk-reducing effect of OBS on ovarian cancer, said Karen H. Lu, MD, of Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida and ...

Doctors have known for some time that women who carry certain breast cancer gene mutations (BRCA1 and BRCA2) can reduce their risk of breast and ovarian cancer if they have their ovaries removed by ...

Performing an opportunistic salpingectomy (removal of fallopian tubes) reduces the risk of serous ovarian cancer by up to 78% ...

Kozhikode (Kerala), Feb 2 (PTI) Doctors at the Government Medical College here have successfully removed a massive 23-kg ovarian tumour from a 25-year-old woman, health officials said on Monday.The ...

A common kidney medication could be the key to treating a type of infertility that affects up to 3% of women under 40, ...