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GlossaryOophorectomy (ovary removal surgery)

surgical removal of one or both ovaries

Oophorectomy, also known as ovary removal surgery, is a medical procedure in which one or both of a woman's ovaries are surgically removed. This operation is often performed to treat conditions such as ovarian cancer, endometriosis, or ovarian cysts, and can also be part of a risk-reduction strategy for those with a high genetic risk of breast or ovarian cancer.

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research Androgen Secreting Steroid Cell Tumor of the Ovary Presented with Postmenopausal Bleeding and Extensive Hirsutism

December 2013 in “Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences”

Ovarian steroid cell tumors should be considered in adults with hirsutism and high testosterone, with surgery as the main treatment.

research Postmenopausal Virilization Due to a Rare Left Ovarian Androgen-Secreting Leydig Cell Tumor Identified by Ovarian Vein Sampling

November 2022 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society”

A woman's masculine symptoms were caused by a rare tumor in her left ovary, which was found using a special blood test.

research Ovarian Intratumoral 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency in a Postmenopausal Hirsute Woman

4 citations, December 2012 in “Arquivos Brasileiros De Endocrinologia E Metabologia”

A postmenopausal woman's masculine symptoms improved after surgery for a hormone-producing ovarian tumor.

research Strumal Carcinoid Tumor of the Ovary

9 citations, May 2008 in “Journal of Clinical Oncology”

A woman's ovarian tumor causing high testosterone was successfully removed, and her symptoms improved.

research Sertoli-Leydig Cell Ovarian Tumor: A Rare Cause of Virilization and Androgenic Alopecia

1 citations, August 2022 in “Case Reports”

A rare ovarian tumor caused high testosterone, hair loss, and missed periods, but surgery fixed these issues and led to pregnancy.

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