"Ovariectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The surgical removal of one or both ovaries.
| Descriptor ID |
D010052
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.270.282.685 E04.950.165.685 E04.950.300.680
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| Concept/Terms |
Ovariectomy- Ovariectomy
- Ovariectomies
- Oophorectomy
- Oophorectomies
Castration, Female- Castration, Female
- Castrations, Female
- Female Castration
- Female Castrations
- Bilateral Ovariectomy
- Bilateral Ovariectomies
- Ovariectomies, Bilateral
- Ovariectomy, Bilateral
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ovariectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Sexual function, menopausal symptoms, depression and cancer worry in women with BRCA mutations. Psychooncology. 2020 02; 29(2):331-338.
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Bone loss in women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. Gynecol Oncol. 2018 03; 148(3):535-539.
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Risk of Diabetes After Hysterectomy With or Without Oophorectomy in Postmenopausal Women. Am J Epidemiol. 2017 05 01; 185(9):777-785.
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Ovarian cancer rates after hysterectomy with and without salpingo-oophorectomy. Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Jan; 123(1):65-72.
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Risk management options elected by women after testing positive for a BRCA mutation. Gynecol Oncol. 2014 Feb; 132(2):428-33.
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Prophylactic oophorectomy rates in relation to a guideline update on referral to genetic counseling. Gynecol Oncol. 2012 Aug; 126(2):229-35.
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Surgical menopause and nonvertebral fracture risk among older US women. Menopause. 2012 May; 19(5):510-6.
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Bilateral oophorectomy is not associated with increased mortality: the California Teachers Study. Fertil Steril. 2012 Jan; 97(1):111-7.
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Effect of screening on ovarian cancer mortality: the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA. 2011 Jun 08; 305(22):2295-303.
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Defining menopausal status in epidemiologic studies: A comparison of multiple approaches and their effects on breast cancer rates. Maturitas. 2010 Sep; 67(1):60-6.