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prophylactic oophorectomy

Known as: oophorectomy prophylactics 
Surgery intended to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by removing the ovaries before disease develops.
National Institutes of Health

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Bilateral Prophylactic OophorectomyEndocrine systemFemale Reproductive SystemGenitourinary system

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2007
2007
Conditioning with fludarabine alone and allogeneic transplantation as a successful rescue therapy for persistent, severe iatrogenic aplasia after relapse of acute myeloid leukemia
Conditioning with fludarabine alone and allogeneic transplantation as a successful rescue therapy for persistent, severe… 
2006
2006
"But how will I feel afterwards?": Changes in quality of life from before to after prophylactic oophorectomy among women at risk for breast and ovarian cancer.
A43 Risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) performed by age 40 has become the standard of care for women with high risk for… 
2005
2005
Dogma, skepsis, and the analytic method: the role of prophylactic oophorectomy at the time of hysterectomy.
David L. Olive, MD D is a well-entrenched concept in the medical world, playing a critical role in both education and everyday… 
1998
1998
Primary peritoneal carcinoma can have multifocal origins: implications for prophylactic oophorectomy.
The clinical entity of primary peritoneal carcinoma has had many different names, including papillary serous carcinoma of the… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
A survey of the practice of prophylactic oophorectomy by gynecologists in the state of Alaska.
A questionnaire was sent to Alaskan gynecologists to evaluate their practice in regard to prophylactic oophorectomy at the time… 
1996
1996
Histologic changes in the ovaries of cancer-prone women: an indication of premalignant change?
Ovarian cancer will be diagnosed in an estimated 26 700 women in the United States in 19% and approximately 14 800 women will die… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Previous Pelvic Surgery in Patients With Ovarian Cancer
We retrospectively analyzed 291 patients with ovarian cancer treated at our institution between 1961 and 1985. In an attempt to… 
1986
1986
Prophylactic oophorectomy in the treatment of carcinoma of the breast.
Several prospective clinical trials have been conducted to investigate the efficacy of prophylactic ovarium ablation in the… 
Review
1979
Review
1979
[Prophylactic oophorectomy (author's transl)].
The controversy of prophylactic oophorectomy is discussed. The literature is reviewed and the personal observations of the last… 
1955
1955
Ovarian cancer; prophylactic oophorectomy.