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Impact of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy on lipid determinants, HbA1c and CRP.
Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society - 1 Oct 2023
Vermeulen R F M, van Altena J L, Gaarenstroom K N, van Beurden M, Kieffer J K, Aaronson N K, Kenter G G, Korse C M
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OBJECTIVE: Risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) is advised before 40-45 years of age for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers. This study describes the effect of RRSO on lipid determinants, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and C-reactive protein (CRP). METHODS: A total of 142 women with increased risk of ovarian cancer were included, 92 premenopausal and 50 postmenopausal. Serum levels of low-density lipoprotein...
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