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salpingo = fallopian tube. ooperectomy = ovary. Therefore salpingo-oopherectomy is removal of one side (unilateral) or both (bilateral). If bilateral the you will go into immediate menopause if premenopausal

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Lateral salpingo-oophorectomy is the surgical removal of one fallopian tube and the related ovary. Bilateral would be the removal of both sets.

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