Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that two common types of hormone therapy may alter breast ...

Microscopic colitis progression showed links with smoking, celiac disease, and a potential protective role of bilateral ...

Prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy is associated with approximately a 50% reduction in risk of breast cancer. There are side effects associated with the surgery that need to be considered.

If you're getting your ovaries removed, here's a rundown of how the surgery works, plus its benefits and risks, according to ...

Objective This study aimed to examine rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk associated with hormonal and reproductive factors in women from the large cohort of the UK Biobank.Methods Data on hormonal and ...

Data from the Nurses’ Health Study show that early hysterectomy, especially with oophorectomy, significantly increases cardiovascular risk in young women.

Removal of a woman’s ovaries (known as bilateral oophorectomy, ovariectomy or, historically, ovariotomy) is undertaken in a number of countries. An estimated 19 000 women aged <60 years had a ...

Olivia Munn now sees her breast cancer scars as proof that she battled and won. How her SKIMS campaign helped her let go of insecurity.

In this week's PEOPLE cover story, Olivia Munn reveals she and husband John Mulaney are still talking about whether they'll explore having another daughter with their last frozen female embryo.

HealthDay News — For carriers of pathogenic variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2 with a personal history of breast cancer, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) is beneficial, resulting in a reduced risk ...