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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
Stage III Carcinoma of the Breast A Detailed Analysis
A ten-year study of Stage III breast carcinoma has been reviewed in detail. The single most dominant variable was axillary nodal… 
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… 
1977
1977
An evaluation of early or delayed adjuvant chemotherapy in premenopausal patients with advanced breast cancer undergoing oophorectomy.
We treated randomly 75 premenopausal patients with advanced breast cancer with combination chemotherapy (5-fluorouracil… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Suppression of serum follicle stimulating hormone in intact and acutely ovariecomized rats by porcine follicular fluid.
Sham ovariectomy (SOV) or ovariectomy (OVX) was performed at 0800h of metastrus; porcine serum (PS) or porcine follicular fluid… 
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… 
1955
1955
Polycythemia with fibroids.
In 1953, Thomson and Marson described a case with fibromyomas of the uterus associated with polycythemia in which, after…