• April 24, 2024

The preventive extirpation of ovaries can reduce up to 90% the danger of ovarian cancer in high-risk women. Main reason why the actress Angelina Jolie decided to do it. However, there are some risks of removing these organs.

Among the immediate risks of prophylactic oophorectomy , as it is called the surgery by which the ovaries and the Fallopian tube , infections, intestinal obstruction and injuries to internal organs are found, according to experts from Mayo Clinic .

But there are others risks to take away your ovaries which are more complicated. Here are some of them.

1. Scar tissue formation

It happens more often when the surgery is performed by abdominal incision . The scar is a fibrous tissue of collagen that replaces injured skin, which can be very painful .  

2. Fatigue

It occurs for three or four weeks after the surgery by laparoscopy , and possibly up to six weeks if the procedure was for abdominal incision more espacious.

3. Anxiety and depression

Even if you do not plan on having children, it is possible that emotional costs are generated by the loss of fertility . Even there are those who come to feel less feminine.

4. Changes in the digestive system

Among them lack of appetite , less frequent bowel movements and the need to eat smaller portions of food.

5. Early menopause

Because the ovaries are those that supply large quantities of hormones , women who still do not go through the menopause They can naturally present their symptoms before, such as intense flushing, changes in mood and vaginal irritation.

6. Thinning of the bones

Eliminating the ovaries reduces the amount of estrogen that builds the bones, which increases the chances of fractures and develop osteoporosis .

7. Heart disease

According to the experts of Mayo Clinic , the risk of presenting a heart disease increases when the ovaries are removed.

It's not for everyone

The prophylactic oophorectomy is generally reserved for women with a significantly higher risk of breast cancer and ovary due to a hereditary mutation in the gene BRCA1 or BRCA2, say the experts of the institution.

For this year the calculations of the American Cancer Society indicate that, in the United States alone, about 21,290 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer . And about 14,180 will die.

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