Bilateral oophorectomy associated with higher prevalence of low bone mineral density and arthritis in younger women

Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 14:00 in Health & Medicine

Women who underwent surgery to remove their ovaries before the age of 45 years were more likely to have arthritis and low bone mineral density compared with women with intact ovaries, researchers found.

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