Ovariectomy

"Ovariectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The surgical removal of one or both ovaries.

Descriptor ID	D010052
MeSH Number(s)	E04.270.282.685 E04.950.165.685 E04.950.300.680
Concept/Terms	Ovariectomy Ovariectomy Ovariectomies Oophorectomy Oophorectomies Castration, Female Castration, Female Castrations, Female Female Castration Female Castrations Bilateral Ovariectomy Bilateral Ovariectomies Ovariectomies, Bilateral Ovariectomy, Bilateral

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ovariectomy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Endocrine Surgical Procedures [E04.270]
Castration [E04.270.282]
Ovariectomy [E04.270.282.685]
Urogenital Surgical Procedures [E04.950]
Castration [E04.950.165]
Ovariectomy [E04.950.165.685]
Gynecologic Surgical Procedures [E04.950.300]
Ovariectomy [E04.950.300.680]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Ovariectomy".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Ovariectomy".

Ovariectomy
Salpingo-oophorectomy

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	3	3
1997	0	3	3
1998	0	2	2
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	1	2
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	7	8
2003	2	4	6
2004	1	5	6
2005	1	7	8
2006	1	9	10
2007	0	3	3
2008	0	4	4
2009	0	4	4
2010	1	7	8
2011	0	2	2
2013	0	3	3
2014	2	2	4
2015	0	3	3
2016	0	4	4
2017	0	2	2
2018	1	1	2
2019	1	2	3
2020	1	2	3
2021	0	1	1
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1
2025	0	1	1

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Twum E, Ofosu-Boateng M, Nnamani DO, Gebreyesus LH, Yadak N, Kharbanda KK, Gonzalez FJ, Gyamfi MA. Blockade of the estrogen receptor alpha-pregnane X receptor axis protects ovariectomized mice against ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity. J Biol Chem. 2025 06; 301(6):110238.

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Abe JV, Park SY, Haiman CA, Le Marchand L, Hernandez BY, Ihenacho U, Wilkens LR. Reproductive Factors and Thyroid Cancer Risk: The Multiethnic Cohort Study. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Sep; 33(9):1158-1165.

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Yousefzadeh N, Jeddi S, Zarkesh M, Norouzirad R, Kashfi K, Ghasemi A. Protective effects of long-term nitrate administration against ovariectomy-induced kidney dysfunction in rats. Pharmacol Rep. 2023 Aug; 75(4):979-994.

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Luine V, Mohan G, Attalla S, Jacome L, Frankfurt M. Androgens Enhance Recognition Memory and Dendritic Spine Density in the Hippocampus and Prefrontal Cortex of Ovariectomized Female Rats. Neuroscience. 2025 Mar 05; 568:465-475.

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Lewis KJ, Cabahug-Zuckerman P, Boorman-Padgett JF, Basta-Pljakic J, Louie J, Stephen S, Spray DC, Thi MM, Seref-Ferlengez Z, Majeska RJ, Weinbaum S, Schaffler MB. Estrogen depletion on In vivo osteocyte calcium signaling responses to mechanical loading. Bone. 2021 11; 152:116072.

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Lynce F, Schlam I, Geng X, Peshkin BN, Friedman S, Dutil J, Nahleh Z, Campos C, Ricker C, Rodriguez P, Denduluri N, Ahn J, Isaacs C, Graves KD. BRCA1/2 mutations and risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy among Latinas: The UPTAKE study. J Genet Couns. 2021 04; 30(2):383-393.

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Flores RJ, Cruz B, Uribe KP, Correa VL, Arreguin MC, Carcoba LM, Mendez IA, O'Dell LE. Estradiol promotes and progesterone reduces anxiety-like behavior produced by nicotine withdrawal in female rats. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2020 09; 119:104694.

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Kotsopoulos J, Karlan B, Gronwald J, Hall E, Moller P, Tung N, Zakalik D, Foulkes WD, Rosen B, Neuhausen SL, Sun P, Lubinksi J, Narod SA. Long-term outcomes following a diagnosis of ovarian cancer at the time of preventive oophorectomy among BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2020 06; 30(6):825-830.

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Uribe KP, Correa VL, Pinales BE, Flores RJ, Cruz B, Shan Z, Bruijnzeel AW, Khan AM, O'Dell LE. Overexpression of corticotropin-releasing factor in the nucleus accumbens enhances the reinforcing effects of nicotine in intact?female versus male?and ovariectomized female rats. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2020 01; 45(2):394-403.

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Sabol RA, Beighley A, Giacomelli P, Wise RM, Harrison MAA, O'Donnnell BA, Sullivan BN, Lampenfeld JD, Matossian MD, Bratton MR, Wang G, Collins-Burow BM, Burow ME, Bunnell BA. Obesity-Altered Adipose Stem Cells Promote ER? Breast Cancer Metastasis through Estrogen Independent Pathways. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Mar 20; 20(6).

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