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Ovariectomy

Known as: Oophorectomy, ovary removal surgery, ovaries removal 
Partial or complete removal of one or both of the ovaries.
National Institutes of Health

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Narrower (5)

Bilateral oophorectomyPartial excision of ovarybilateral salpingo-oophorectomyovarian cystectomy
CastrationEducational aspectsEndocrine systemFemale Reproductive System

Broader (7)

Endocrine Surgical ProceduresExcisionGamete Intrafallopian TransferOvary

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Review
2000
Review
2000
Patients' outlook, experience, and satisfaction with hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, and subsequent continuation of hormone replacement therapy.
OBJECTIVE Our purposes were to investigate patients' opinions of hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, and hormone replacement… 
1990
1990
Outcomes of surgery under Medicaid
In this study, health outcomes during the 6-month period following surgery are examined for all Medicaid recipients in Michigan… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Prevention of osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is a major public health problem, and its prevalence may be increasing. Unfortunately, once spinal fractures occur… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Oxytocin concentrations in peripheral blood during the oestrous cycle and after ovariectomy in two breeds of sheep with low and high fecundity.
Oxytocin was measured radioimmunologically during the oestrous cycle in six ewes of each of two local Moroccan breeds of sheep… 
Review
1980
Review
1980
Leiomyosarcoma of the Uterus: Clinicopathologic Study
A clinicopathologic study of 32 consecutive patients with leiomyosarcoma of the uterus seen over a 12-year period has been… 
1978
1978
Androgen and Estrogen Formation in Women With Ovarian Hyperthecosis
Women with ovarian hyperthecosis were studied and found to have a plasma testosterone production rate of 2.1 mg/day, a value… 
1976
1976
Responses of plasma "estradiol" and plasma LH to ovariectomy, ovariectomy plus adrenalectomy, and estrogen injection at various ages.
Plasma LH and "estradiol" were measured by radioimmunoassay in female rats 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, and 80 days of age, and the… 
1975
1975
Bilateral adrenalectomy for advanced breast cancer: a 21 year experience.
Of 680 patients who had bilateral adrenalectomies for metastatic breast cancer, 583 were evaluable. Two hundred and nine patients… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Relation of the ovary to adrenal corticosterone production and adrenal enzyme activity in the rat.
Corticosterone production in vitro by adrenal homogenates from oophorectomized rats is decreased compared to homogenates from… 
1961
1961
Influence of oophorectomy on steroid excretion in early pregnancy.
In a pregnant patient in whom one ovary and Fallopian tube had been extirpated previously, the remaining ovary and tube were…