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Prophylactic oophorectomy

I Jacobs¹, D Oram

¹London Hospital, Whitechapel.

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

|November 1, 1987

Abstract:

There are no generally accepted criteria for the removal or conservation of the apparently normal ovary during surgery for other conditions. In this article the benefits and disadvantages of prophylactic oophorectomy are reviewed and a schema for clinical practice is suggested.

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