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  2. Oophorectomy - Wikipedia

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    Women who have had bilateral oophorectomy surgeries lose most of their ability to produce the hormones estrogen and progesterone, and lose about half of their ability to produce testosterone, and subsequently enter what is known as "surgical menopause" (as opposed to normal menopause, which occurs naturally in women as part of the aging process).

  3. Fallopian tube - Wikipedia

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    To remove both tubes is a bilateral salpingectomy. An operation that combines the removal of a fallopian tube with the removal of at least one ovary is a salpingo-oophorectomy. An operation to remove a fallopian tube obstruction is called a tuboplasty. A surgical procedure to permanently prevent conception is tubal ligation.

  4. Hysterectomy - Wikipedia

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    Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus and cervix.Supracervical hysterectomy refers to removal of the uterus while the cervix is spared. These procedures may also involve removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy), fallopian tubes (salpingectomy), and other surrounding structures.

  5. Ovulation - Wikipedia

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    Ovulation is an important part of the menstrual cycle in female vertebrates where the egg cells are released from the ovaries as part of the ovarian cycle. In female humans ovulation typically occurs near the midpoint in the menstrual cycle and after the follicular phase. Ovulation is stimulated by an increase in luteinizing hormone (LH).

  6. Ovary removal before menopause linked to cognitive impairment ...

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    Oophorectomy before menopause led to decreased white matter The study found that females who underwent a PBO procedure before turning 40 had lower white matter integrity in their brains later in ...

  7. Ovary - Wikipedia

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    Usually, ovulation occurs in one of the two ovaries releasing an egg each menstrual cycle. The side of the ovary closest to the fallopian tube is connected to it by infundibulopelvic ligament , [ 3 ] and the other side points downwards attached to the uterus via the ovarian ligament .

  8. AI detects ovarian cancer better than human experts in new study

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    For the nearly 20,000 women in the U.S. who receive an ovarian cancer diagnosis each year, artificial intelligence is emerging as a potentially life-saving tool.. In a new study led by researchers ...

  9. Folliculogenesis - Wikipedia

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    From the whole pool of follicles a woman is born with, only 0.1% of them will rise ovulation, whereas 99.9% will break down (in a process called follicular atresia). From birth, the ovaries of the human female contain many immature, primordial follicles. These follicles each contain a similarly immature primary oocyte.