In the 1990s, the thinking about routine oophorectomy began to change

In an oophorectomy, one or a portion of one ovary may be removed or both ovaries may be removed

Unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is the surgical removal of a fallopian tube and an ovary

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.