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In medicine, salpingo-oophorectomy is the removal of an ovary and its fallopian tube. This procedure is most frequently associated with prophylactic surgery in response to the discovery of a BRCA mutation, particularly those of the normally tumor suppressing BRCA1 gene (or, with a statistically lower negative impact, those of the tumour suppressing BRCA2 gene), which can increase the risk of a woman developing ovarian cancer to as high as 65% (as high as 25% for a mutated BRCA2 gene).

Technique

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Risks and adverse effects

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Surgical risks

Long-term effects

Mortality

Menopausal effects

Cardiovascular risk

Osteoporosis

Effect on sexuality

Effect on fertility

See also

• List of surgeries by type
• Oophorectomy

References

1. "Salpingo-Oophorectomy: Overview, Periprocedural Care, Technique". eMedicine. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
2. "bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy". National Cancer Institute. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
3. "Laparoscopic Salpingo-Oophorectomy". EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

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