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If both ovaries are removed then you wouldn't be able to get pregnant because there would be no eggs producing. However, if you have only one ovary you can still get pregnant as long as you have a period.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes, since it only removes one of your fallopian tubes and one of your ovaries.
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Can you still have kids after a Unilateral salpingo oophorectomy?
Unilateral YES. Bilateral NO
What happens in a bilateral oophorectomy?
If both ovaries are removed, menstruation stops and a woman loses the ability to have children
When did thinking about routine oophorectomy change?
In the 1990s, the thinking about routine oophorectomy began to change
Can you still get pregnant if you had bilateral salpingo oophorectomy?
No as you willl have no ovaries to produce eggs nor tubes to carry these to the uterus
What does an oophorectomy do?
In an oophorectomy, one or a portion of one ovary may be removed or both ovaries may be removed
What is unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy?
Unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is the surgical removal of a fallopian tube and an ovary
Removal of an overy is called?
Oophorectomy
What morbidity rates are associated with salpingo-oophorectomy?
Studies have shown that the complication rate following salpingo-oophorectomy is essentially the same as that following hysterectomy.Women who have undergone bilateral oophorectomy are seven times more likely to develop coronary heart disease.
Should you consider a oophorectomy in endometriosis?
Oophorectomy is probably the last resort taken to treat the patient, when other measures has failed to manage the problem.
What are complications after an oophorectomy?
Complications after an oophorectomy include changes in sex drive, hot flashes, and other symptoms of menopause if both ovaries are removed
What is an ovariectomy also called?
A Unilateral oophorectomy
Icd 9 Code for Subserous uterine leiomyoma cervical polyp and endometriosis of uterus total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy?
oophorectomy
