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Hormone replacement therapy in healthy BRCA1 and 2 mutation carriers after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy: A 5 Ws and 2 Hs practitioner toolkit.
Maturitas - 1 Sept 2026
Bounous Valentina Elisabetta, Andronico Noemi, Lavalle Giulia, Suraci Simona, D'Alonzo Marta, Actis Silvia, Pace Luca, Ferrero Annamaria
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The management of menopausal symptoms in healthy women carrying BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations is clinically challenging, particularly in those undergoing risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy. This preventive surgery is recommended because it lowers the risk of ovarian cancer, halves the risk of breast cancer and decreases the risk of all-cause mortality; nevertheless, it induces premature menopause, which does have...
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