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oophorectomy
Surgical procedure involving the removal of one (unilateral) or both (bilateral) ovaries. Also known as an ovariectomy, it is performed for cancer, endometriosis, or cysts, inducing surgical menopause if the removal is complete and bilateral.

Grammatical category Noun
Field Diagnostic tests
Level of specialization High
Definition source Reproducción Asistida ORG
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Specific to one sex Yes
Variants
Synonym
ovariectomy
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

ooforectomía

Valenciano

ooforectomia
Associated concepts
Type of
gynecologic surgery
May cause
surgical menopause when bilateral
loss of ovarian function
infertility when bilateral
hormonal changes
Examples
In this context, we present a case report of a transgender man who underwent ovarian cortex cryopreservation after oophorectomy at the Human Reproduction Section of São Paulo Federal University.
For transgender men, ovarian tissue cryopreservation is considered experimental by major medical societies, but it can be considered for patients undergoing oophorectomy as part of gender affirmation, [...]
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
unilateral | bilateral oophorectomy

WITH VERBS
perform | undergo oophorectomy