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Quality of life and psychosexual adjustment after prophylactic oophorectomy for a family history of ovarian cancer.

Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2001

Elit L, Esplen M J, Butler K, Narod S

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OBJECTIVES: 1) To evaluate a woman's satisfaction with the decision to have a prophylactic oophorectomy for family history of ovarian cancer. 2) To explore the potential costs related to surgery such a menopausal symptoms and satisfaction with sexual functioning. METHODS: Women who had undergone a prophylactic oophorectomy for a family history of ovarian cancer in Ontario were invited to participate. Forty women...

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PMID: 14574171
DOI: 10.1023/a:1021119405814

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