Oophorectomy for Benign Causes: No Survival Benefit

Oophorectomy for Benign Causes: No Survival Benefit

"....The researchers conclude that oophorectomy was not associated with increased survival at any age. However, they note, "At the time of hysterectomy, women with known high-penetrance susceptibility genes for ovarian and breast cancer (BRCA, Lynch) should strongly consider oophorectomy because the lifetime risk of ovarian cancer is high. In contrast, approximately 300,000 U.S. women without these mutations, and many more worldwide, have bilateral oophorectomy at the time of hysterectomy for benign disease every year," they add. "Consequently, the association of oophorectomy with increased mortality in the overall population has substantial public health implications." "