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Development of Peritoneal Carcinoma in women diagnosed with Serous Tubal Intraepithelial Carcinoma (STIC) following Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy (RRSO)

Journal of Ovarian Research, 2019
Introduction The management of Serous Tubal Intraepithelial Carcinoma (STIC) found at the time of Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy (RRSO) remains unclear.
P. I. Stanciu, T. E. J. Ind, D. P. J. Barton, J. B. Butler, K. M. Vroobel, A. D. Attygalle, M. A. E. Nobbenhuis   +6 more
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BRCA and Early Events in the Development of Serous Ovarian Cancer [PDF]

, 2014
Women who have an inherited mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes have a substantial increased lifetime risk of developing epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), and epidemiological factors related to parity, ovulation, and hormone regulation have a dramatic ...
Patricia Shaw, Sophia H. L. George
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Reproductive Decision‐Making Among BRCA1/2 Pathogenic Variants Carriers and Physicians: Attitudes Toward Preimplantation and Prenatal Genetic Testing

Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The objective of this paper is to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of BRCA1/2 pathogenic variant carriers and gynecologists regarding preimplantation genetic tests for monogenic diseases (PGT‐M) and prenatal diagnosis (PND).
Marta D'Alonzo, Silvia Actis, Giulia Lavalle, Simona Suraci, Luca Pace, Valentina Elisabetta Bounous, Annamaria Ferrero   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Screening for ovarian cancer in women with varying levels of risk, using annual tests, results in high recall for repeat screening tests [PDF]

, 2011
Background: We assessed ovarian cancer screening outcomes in women with a positive family history of ovarian cancer divided into a low-, moderate- or high-risk group for development of ovarian cancer.Methods: 545 women with a positive family history of ...
Marielle AE Nobbenhuis, Elizabeth Bancroft, Eleanor Moskovic, Fiona Lennard, Paul Pharoah, Ian Jacobs, Ann Ward, Desmond PJ Barton, Thomas EJ Ind, John H Shepherd, Jane E Bridges, Martin Gore, Chris Haracopos, Susan Shanley, Audrey Ardern-Jones, Sarah Thomas, Ros Eeles   +16 more
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What Happens After Menopause (WHAM)? A Progress Report of a Prospective Controlled Study of Women After Pre‐Menopausal Risk‐Reducing Bilateral Salpingo‐Oophorectomy

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surgical menopause, the removal of both ovaries prior to natural menopause, may impact short‐and long‐term physical and emotional health. An increasingly common cause of surgical menopause is risk‐reducing salpingo‐oophorectomy (RRSO) in those at high inherited risk of ovarian cancer.
Sarah A. L. Price, Pauline M. Maki, Samar R. El Khoudary, Alison Brand, Rakibul M. Islam, Susan M. Domchek, Hadine Joffe, Gita D. Mishra, Katrina M. Moss, Fiona C. Baker, Sabine Braat, John D. Wark, Martha Hickey   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sexual Function, Activity and Distress 24 Months After Surgical Menopause: What Happens After Menopause (WHAM)—A Prospective Controlled Study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the effect of surgical menopause (risk‐reducing salpingo‐oophorectomy, RRSO) on sexual function and the modifying effects of HRT. Design Prospective observational study of women undergoing RRSO and age‐matched comparison group who retained their ovaries. Setting High‐risk clinics and general population.
Martha Hickey, Trevor Tejada‐Berges, Susan M. Domchek, Efrosinia O. Krejany, Alison Brand, Peixuan Li, Sabine Braat, Sheryl Kingsberg   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk-Reducing Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy for BRCA Mutation Carriers and Hormonal Replacement Therapy: If It Should Rain, Better a Drizzle than a Storm

Medicina, 2019
Women carrying a BRCA mutation have an increased risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. The most effective strategy to reduce this risk is the bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, with or without additional risk-reducing mastectomy.
Maria Luisa Gasparri, Katayoun Taghavi, Enrico Fiacco, Veronica Zuber, Rosa Di Micco, Guglielmo Gazzetta, Alice Valentini, Michael D. Mueller, Andrea Papadia, Oreste D. Gentilini   +9 more
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Adnexal Torsion in Pediatric Age: Does Bolli's Score Work? Report of Two Cases [PDF]

, 2019
Adnexal torsion is a surgical emergency requiring early diagnosis in order to avoid demolitive surgery. Adnexal torsion's diagnosis could be very difficult in pediatric patients because children cannot explain symptoms accurately.
Borriello, M, Chiantera, V, Giambanco, L, Iannone, V, Scibilia, G, Scollo, P, Sozzi, G   +6 more
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Risk of Cancer With Hormone Replacement Therapy: A Narrative Review

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) remains the cornerstone of menopausal symptom management, effectively alleviating vasomotor symptoms and genitourinary syndrome, whilst mitigating long‐term risks such as osteoporosis. However, despite an increasing body of evidence on the relative safety of HRT, earlier studies that demonstrated an increased ...
Gabriella Yongue, Zachary Nash, Vikram Talaulikar, Shibani Nicum   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selected features of breast and peritoneal cancers diagnosed in BRCA1 carriers after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy

Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice, 2019
Background Since more than two decades Risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) is recommended and widely accepted by BRCA1/2 carriers as a method reducing ovarian cancer risk and improving survival rate.
Janusz Menkiszak, Anita Chudecka-Głaz, Aneta Cymbaluk-Płoska, Aleksander Celewicz, Zbigniew Kojs, Mariusz Szajda, Maria Świniarska, Ryszard Bedner, Anna Jurczak, Marta Celewicz, Monika Cieszyńska, Jan Lubiński, Jacek Gronwald   +12 more
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