Hysterectomy sans oophorectomy: the case for leaving a woman's ovaries alone: if there's no cancer present, why remove a woman's ovaries during hysterectomy? Does the reduced risk of ovarian cancer outweigh the consequences of eliminating the protective hormones secreted by a healthy pair of ovaries? A team of researchers offers some thought-provoking conclusions

Gynecologists have long suggested that prophylactic oophorectomy is the best way to decrease the rate of ovarian cancer. (1) In fact, calculations suggest that routine oophorectomy for women over 40 [...]