New study questions benefits of elective removal of ovaries during hysterectomy (Science Daily)

9 March 2010, 7:23 pm

Removal of the ovaries (bilateral oophorectomy) while performing a hysterectomy is common practice to prevent the subsequent development of ovarian cancer. This prophylactic procedure is performed in 55% of all U.S. women having a hysterectomy, or approximately 300,000 times each year. A new article suggests that this procedure may do more harm than good.... Read More »

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