What's New
Related Searches
Related Health Centers
Popular Health Centers
Oophorectomy
Fast Facts:
- If both ovaries are removed, menstruation stops and a woman loses the ability to have children.1
- Often necessary when pelvic disease, such as ovarian cancer or severe endometriosis, is present. 2
- May be done laparoscopicaly through small incisions or via slightly larger abdominal incisions.3
The Top 10 Resources on Oophorectomy
Selected by our Guides and Physician Review Team.
- Wikipedia: Oophorectomy
- Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (via health A to Z): Oophorectomy
- Mayo Clinic: Prophylactic Oophorectomy: Preventing Cancer by Surgically Removing Your Ovaries
- Healthwise (via WebMD): Oophorectomy
- Duke University Health System: Oophorectomy
- New York University Langone Medical Center: Oophorectomy
- About.com: Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy
Nominate a Link
We have 7 top resources but need 3 more. Are there additional great links about Oophorectomy that we should add here?
Research Notes References
- ↑ Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (via health A to Z): Oophorectomy
- ↑ Healthwise (via WebMD): Oophorectomy
- ↑ Duke University Health System: Oophorectomy
About this WisdomCard
- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Jul. 1, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic. In addition to filtering out spam and bad links, WisdomCards highlight tips and warnings, such as:
- Guide Favorite
- Guide Warning
- Scroll down to reach relevant content
- Video
- In Memoriam
Help improve this WisdomCard by suggesting great links.
Advertisement
Are You Depressed?
1. Have you been feeling blue, or "down in the dumps"?
Advertisement
About WisdomCard
Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Ovariectomy, Ophorectomy, Ovarian ablation, Ovarian Ablation, Prophylactic Oophorectomy, Prophylactic oophorectomy
- Last update: Jul. 1, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
