22 citations
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January 2019 in “Climacteric” This study reports that oophorectomy significantly reduces serum testosterone levels in postmenopausal women, indicating the postmenopausal ovary's continued production of testosterone.
October 2022 in “Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology” This case study observed that unilateral oophorectomy may improve severe hyperandrogenism in adolescents with PCOS, even when imaging and SVS do not indicate neoplasm.
January 2020 in “Case reports in endocrinology” This case report describes a 29-year-old female with resistant polycystic ovary syndrome who experienced symptom relief following a unilateral oophorectomy.
January 2020 in “Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology” In this case study, laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was associated with reduced androgen levels and partial reversal of male-pattern hair loss in a postmenopausal woman with ovarian hyperandrogenism.
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January 2008 in “Climacteric” Randomized trials reported that testosterone therapy improved sexual function in postmenopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder, particularly those who had undergone oophorectomy, with reversible and well-tolerated side effects.