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Satisfaction with prophylactic risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy in BRCA mutation carriers is very high and little dependent on the participants' characteristics at surgery: a prospective study.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Feb 2021
Grandi Giovanni, Sammarini Margaret, Cortesi Laura, Toss Angela, Botticelli Laura, Varliero Federico, Sighinolfi Giovanna, Barbieri Elena, Facchinetti Fabio
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: BRCA carriers are recommended to undergo prophylactic risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO). Possible adverse health impacts of RRSO, particularly when done before natural menopause, can reduce the long-term satisfaction with this risk-reducing strategy. The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the level of satisfaction of women undergoing RRSO, also in relation to some specific...
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