Article
The consequences of risk reducing salpingo-oophorectomy: the case for a coordinated approach to long-term follow up post surgical menopause.
Familial cancer - 1 Sept 2012
Pezaro Carmel, James Paul, McKinley Joanne, Shanahan Mary, Young Mary-Anne, Mitchell Gillian
Abstract excerpt
Women with germline mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have significantly increased lifetime risks of breast and ovarian cancer. To manage both the ovarian and breast cancer risks the current recommendation is undergo a risk reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) prior to natural menopause. To date, studies have focussed on quality of life and sexual dysfunction in women who undergo RRSO, but few have reported on...
Topics
- BRCA1 Protein
- BRCA2 Protein
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Menopause
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal