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Article: Tubal Ligation Cuts Ovarian Ca Risk.
- Article from:
- OB GYN News
- Article date:
- June 15, 2001
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Women with BRCA1 mutations who have undergone a tubal ligation have a 60% lower risk of developing invasive ovarian cancer than those who haven't had the procedure, results of a matched case-control study indicate.
And women who used oral contraceptives before having a tubal ligation had an even greater benefit; their risk dropped by 72%. "Up until now, I have been advising high-risk women to have their ovaries removed at age 35, but that comes with all the side effects of surgical menopause," the study's lead author, Dr. Steven Narod, said in an interview.
Because of these side effects, few women choose to have oophorectomy before age 35. Offering ...