In the 1990s, the thinking about routine oophorectomy began to
change
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In an oophorectomy, one or a portion of one ovary may be removed
or both ovaries may be removed
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Unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is the surgical removal of a
fallopian tube and an ovary
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Oophorectomy
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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.