Obstetrician-gynecologists' opinions on elective bilateral oophorectomy at the time of hysterectomy in the United States: A nationwide survey

Menopause

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 355-360

  Harmanli, Oz ^a   Shinnick, Julia ^a   Jones, Keisha ^a   St Marie, Peter ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Elective oophorectomy; Oophorectomy; Ovarian cancer; Ovarian conservation; Prophylactic oophorectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRICIAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CANCER; PUBLIC OPINION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; UNITED STATES; AGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897543056     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GME.0b013e31829fc376     Document Type: Conference Paper

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