OBJECTIVE There is increasing laboratory evidence for a neuroprotective effect of estrogen; however, the clinical and epidemiologic evidence remains limited and conflicting. We studied the association of oophorectomy performed before the onset of menopause with the risk of subsequent cognitive impairment or dementia. METHODS We included all women who underwent unilateral or bilateral oophorec...

Abstract
 Objectives: To present the data generated at our hospital by comparing operative characteristics and surgical results of patients who applied to clinic emergency room due ovarian cyst underwent laparoscopy or laparotomy.
 Materials Methods: In this retrospective study, cystectomy, oophorectomy, hysterectomy salpingo-oophorectomy cysts were compared in two groups, comprising ...

OBJECTIVE To estimate BRCA1/2 mutation carriers' cumulative ovarian cancer risks after risk-reducing salpingectomy at various ages with delayed oophorectomy several years later compared with risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy. METHODS A literature search was performed on cumulative ovarian cancer risks and effects of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy and salpingectomy. Results were used in...

BACKGROUND The effects of oophorectomy on brain aging remain uncertain. METHODS We conducted a cohort study with long-term follow-up of women in Olmsted County, Minn., USA, who underwent either unilateral or bilateral oophorectomy before the onset of menopause from 1950 through 1987. Each member of the oophorectomy cohort was matched by age to a referent woman from the same population who had...

Key content Bilateral salpingo‐oophorectomy is indicated for patients with suspected or confirmed gynaecological malignancy. Risk reduction surgery in a significant family history genetic predisposition to developing breast ovarian cancer. salpingectomy conservation reduces the risk of cancer, whilst preserving function. Oophorectomy prior menopause associated increased all‐cause mortality and ...

OBJECTIVE To identify patient characteristics associated with bilateral oophorectomy or removal of remaining ovary at the time of benign hysterectomy, and to estimate trends in the performance of oophorectomy from 2001 to 2006. METHODS This was a cross-sectional analysis using the New York State Department of Health Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System. Women aged 18 years or ol...