Far too many women may have their ovaries removed during a hysterectomy. May 24, 2009— -- Far too many women, even young women, have their perfectly healthy ovaries removed at the time of a ...

Young breast cancer patients with high-risk BRCA mutations can benefit from having their breasts or ovaries removed These surgeries significantly reduced risk of death or cancer recurrence. Women with ...

New research has found that women who have had both ovaries surgically removed before the age of 50 and carry a variant of the apolipoprotein gene, the APOE4 allele, are at high risk of late-life ...

It's a decision no woman wants to have to make, but new research shows that young breast cancer patients with high-risk genes may be able to prevent their cancer from returning if they have their ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Most women getting a hysterectomy should keep their ovaries because the common extra step of removing them seems to do no good and might decrease their long-term survival, ...

Women exposed to abuse are more likely to have their ovaries removed before age 46 for reasons unrelated to ovarian cancer, according to a recent study published in BMJ Open. Previous research has ...

Removing both of a woman's ovaries before natural menopause may reduce the integrity of white matter in their brains, scientists have found. For most women this operation, known as surgical menopause, ...

New research published by a team of researchers from the University of Toronto in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Alberta has found that women who have had both ovaries surgically ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I recently read about a study that showed women should not have their ovaries removed before menopause because of the increased risk of developing chronic conditions such as heart ...

This article was reviewed by Jessica Shepherd, MD. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), also called polycystic ovarian syndrome, is a condition that impacts women of reproductive age. It gets its name ...

TORONTO - New research published by a team of researchers from the University of Toronto in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Alberta has found that women who have had both ovaries ...