11. In 2015 she also underwent a complete hysterectomy and oophorectomy to reduce her risk of developing ovarian cancer. 12. For this reason, oophorectomy is mostly recommended after age 35 or 40, assuming childbearing is complete. 13. Last summer, she, like her sister before her, had a total abdominal hysterectomy and an oophorectomy . 14. There are other cancer-preventing strategies such as the drug tamoxifen and oophorectomy _ removal of the ovaries. 15. Oophorectomy ( removal of ovaries ) is frequently done together with hysterectomy to decrease the risk of ovarian cancer.16. If used it is more common among women who have had an oophorectomy or who are in a postmenopausal state. 17. Most of the long-term risks and consequences of oophorectomy are not or only partially present with partial oophorectomy. 18. Most of the long-term risks and consequences of oophorectomy are not or only partially present with partial oophorectomy . 19. For postmenopausal women with low malignant potential tumors, hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is still the preferred option. 20. 1 ) A study focussing on prophylactic salpingectomy with delayed oophorectomy ( PSDO ) in reducing risk of ovarian cancer.
