{"id":2843,"date":"2014-10-27T18:07:22","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T18:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cosabreast.com\/?page_id=2843"},"modified":"2014-10-27T18:17:19","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T18:17:19","slug":"bilateral-oophorectomybso-ovary-removal-brca-patients","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cosabreast.com\/index.php\/bilateral-oophorectomybso-ovary-removal-brca-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilateral Oophorectomy\/BSO (Ovary removal) for BRCA patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row top_margin=&#8221;none&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1414433993130{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>NCCN guidelines for cancer recommend risk-reducing bilateral salpingoophorectomy after age 35 for BRCA positive patients. In non-BRCA breast cancer patients, routine BSO is not medically necessary.<\/h3>\n<p>Potential side effects of the procedure (please discuss with your gynecologist or primary care physician):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bone thinning (osteoporosis).<\/strong> Removing your ovaries reduces the amount estrogen&#8217; estrogren strengthens bones. Consideration of calcium with Vitamin D supplementation and monitoring of bone density with DEXA scans should be undertaken.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Discomforts of menopause.<\/strong> Hot flashes, vaginal dryness, sexual problems, sleep disturbance are problems for some women during menopause. Removing ovaries doesn&#8217;t immediately cause these problems, but it does mean that menopausal symptoms will occur earlier<\/li>\n<li><strong>Increased risk of heart disease.<\/strong> Your risk of heart disease is slightly increased after oophorectomy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lingering risk of cancer.<\/strong> Just like bilateral mastectomy, prophylactic oophorectomy doesn&#8217;t completely eliminate your risk of cancer. A patient could develop a cancer that looks and acts identical to ovarian cancer can develop after the ovaries and fallopian tubes are removed- termed a primary peritoneal carcinoma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prophylactic oophorectomy might relieve much of your anxiety about developing breast or ovarian cancer, but it can also affect you emotionally. Even one didn&#8217;t plan on having children, you might mourn the loss of your fertility. Some women also have a strong sense of femininity tied to your fertility and reproductive cycle.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Increased risk of cognitive impairment or dementia.<\/strong> The association is stronger with younger age at oophorectomy, is independent of the indication for oophorectomy, and may be offset by estrogen treatment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Increased risk of parkinsonism and Parkinson&#8217;s disease.<\/strong> The association is stronger with younger age at oophorectomy and is independent of the indication for oophorectomy, but is not offset by estrogen treatment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Increased risk of long-term depressive and anxiety symptoms.<\/strong> The association is stronger with younger age at oophorectomy and is independent of the indication for oophorectomy, but is not offset by estrogen treatment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row top_margin=&#8221;none&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1414433993130{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text] NCCN guidelines for cancer recommend risk-reducing bilateral salpingoophorectomy after age 35 for BRCA positive patients. In non-BRCA breast cancer patients, routine BSO is not medically necessary. Potential side effects of the procedure (please discuss with your gynecologist or primary care physician): Bone thinning (osteoporosis). 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