New research shows that young breast cancer patients with high-risk genes may be able to prevent their cancer from returning ...

Premenopausal women may opt for removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy) for any number of medical reasons. For example, ...

Patients often are in the dark about which organs remain and which were removed — particularly the ovaries, which profoundly ...

Women who undergo early removal of both ovaries face a significantly higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in ...

New research has found that women who have had both ovaries surgically removed before the age of 50 and carry a variant of the apolipoprotein gene, the APOE4 allele, are at high risk of late-life ...

Women who have had both ovaries surgically removed before age 50, and carry a variant of the apolipoprotein gene, are at a ...

New research published by a team of researchers from the University of Toronto in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Alberta has found that women who have had both ovaries surgically ...

Loss of estrogen and interaction with the APOE4 gene significantly heighten the risk, but education, BMI, and hormone therapy ...

TORONTO: Women who have had both ovaries surgically removed before age 50, and carry a variant of the apolipoprotein gene, ...

the 'Alzheimer's gene' Taking hormone replacement therapy may reduce much of the dementia risk linked to ovary removal MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Women who have had their ovaries ...

It is still unclear why Alzheimer's disease is more prevalent in women than in men, but it may have to do with early life events, such as ovary removal surgery (oophorectomy). The researchers ...

Women who must undergo removal of their ovaries at a relatively young age may be at higher odds for Alzheimer's disease ...