title: Prophylactic oophorectomy.
abstract: There are no generally accepted criteria for the removal or conservation of the apparently normal ovary during surgery for other conditions. In this article the benefits and disadvantages of prophylactic oophorectomy are reviewed and a schema for clinical practice is suggested.
authors.affiliation: London Hospital, Whitechapel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oram
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010052:Ovariectomy; D012307:Risk Factors