Treatments / Oophorectomy

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Oophorectomy

Oophorectomy (Ooph = ovaries, ectomy = remove) is an operation where theovary is removed. This is performed when there is a cyst which is suspicuosand may be cancer. Bilateral oophorectomy is performed as part of ahysterectomy when a woman has either ovarian or endometrial (womb) cancer.It may also be performed via a laparoscopy in women with a family history ofovarian cancer or women thought to be at increased risk of ovarian cancer.Sometimes bilateral oophorectomy is the last option for the management ofsevere endometriosis.

Diagram of female reproductive organs

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