Physician attitudes and knowledge on prophylactic salpingectomy in perimenopausal patients

• Main Authors: Michael Fialkow (Author), Neko Castleberry (Author), Jason D. Wright (Author), Jay Schulkin (Author), Vrunda B. Desai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Eighty percent of the approximately 500,000 hysterectomies performed annually in the US are for benign indications. There is lack of consensus regarding concurrent removal of fallopian tubes and/or ovaries. Ovarian cancer risk reduction is the principal benefit but the adverse consequences...