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Sexual functioning more than 15 years after premenopausal risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Apr 2023
Terra Lara, Beekman Maarten J, Engelhardt Ellen G, Heemskerk-Gerritsen Bernadette A M, van Beurden Marc, Roeters van Lennep Jeanine E, van Doorn Helena C, de Hullu Joanne A, Van Dorst Eleonora B L, Mom Constantijne H, Slangen Brigitte F M, Gaarenstroom Katja N, van der Kolk Lizet E, Collée J Margriet, Wevers Marijke R, Ausems Margreet G E M, Van Engelen Klaartje, van de Beek Irma, Berger Lieke P V, van Asperen Christi J, Gomez Garcia Encarna B, Maas Angela H E M, Hooning Maartje J, Aaronson Neil K, Mourits Marian J E, van Leeuwen Flora E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Women with a BRCA1/2 pathogenic variant are advised to undergo premenopausal risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy after completion of childbearing, to reduce their risk of ovarian cancer. Several studies reported less sexual pleasure 1 to 3 years after a premenopausal oophorectomy. However, the long-term effects of premenopausal oophorectomy on sexual functioning are unknown. OBJECTIVE: This study...
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