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Prophylactic salpingectomy with delayed oophorectomy as a two-staged alternative for primary prevention of ovarian cancer in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers: women's point of view.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) - 1 May 2023
Mohr-Sasson Aya, Dadon Tal, Perri Tamar, Rosenblat Orgad, Friedman Eitan, Korach Jacob
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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine BRCA -mutation carrier women's interest and acceptability of participating in a study examining prophylactic salpingectomy with delayed oophorectomy (PSDO) as an alternative to the current recommendation for bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for risk reduction. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study. All women visiting the high-risk clinics for...
Topics
- Female
- Humans
- BRCA1 Protein
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Genes, BRCA2
- BRCA2 Protein
- Genes, BRCA1
- Ovariectomy
- Salpingectomy
- Mutation
- Ovarian Neoplasms
- Primary Prevention
- Breast Neoplasms
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
