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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. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Human fertilization - Wikipedia

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    In a reference group representing all women, the 95% prediction interval of the LMP-to-ovulation is 8.2 to 20.5 days. [ 31 ] The average time to birth has been estimated to be 268 days (38 weeks and two days) from ovulation , with a standard deviation of 10 days or coefficient of variation of 3.7%.

  6. Angelina Jolie's doctor explains 2-year strategy leading to ...

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    Angelina Jolie removed her ovaries and fallopian tubes a week ago, but it was a decision that was strategized over two years ago. Dr. Kristin Funk, a surgical oncologist at the Pink Lotus Breast ...

  7. 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).

  8. 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 ...

  9. Olivia Munn Reveals She Had a 'Full Hysterectomy' Amid Breast ...

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    Olivia Munn recently underwent a fifth surgery in her ongoing cancer battle. “I have now had a full hysterectomy. I took out my uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries,” Munn, 43, told Vogue in a ...