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Ovarian remnant syndrome [1] is a condition that occurs when ovarian tissue is left behind following oophorectomy, causing development of a pelvic mass, pelvic pain, and occasionally dyspareunia. [2] Ovarian remnant syndrome (ORS) is characterized by the presence of residual ovarian tissue after a woman has had surgery to remove one ovary or ...
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If the egg fails to release from the follicle in the ovary an ovarian cyst may form. Small ovarian cysts are common in healthy women. Some women have more follicles than usual (polycystic ovary syndrome), which inhibits the follicles to grow normally and this will cause cycle irregularities. Various types of ovarian diseases exist.
A 25-year-old woman had pain in her side as a symptom of stage 2 low-grade serous ovarian cancer. She had a tumor on her ovary. Doctors said she was fine.
XX gonadal dysgenesis is related to Swyer syndrome, since both conditions have the same phenotype and clinical issues; however in Swyer syndrome the karyotype is 46,XY. Gonadectomy is recommended in individuals with Swyer syndrome due to the risk of malignant tumors from the mosaicism in the Y chromosome.
Women with ovarian or breast cancer in a pedigree chart of a family. A family history of ovarian cancer is a risk factor for ovarian cancer. Women with hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (Lynch syndrome), and those with BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 genetic abnormalities are at increased risk.
Women with severe forms — either deep infiltrating endometriosis, ovarian endometriomas or both — have an overall ovarian cancer risk that’s “markedly increased,” at about 9.7 times ...
According to women's health expert Dr. Jennifer Wider, certain people are at greater risk for developing OHSS. That includes women who have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and those who have ...