It's me again, the cataract question person, with a question about elective oophorectomy

[buzzycrumbhunger]

4. I did acute care transcription for 15 years...

… and this is a fairly common procedure. They do have to do hormone replacement therapy to compensate (so you’re not suddently dumped in the pits of menopause), but if there’s really a family or personal history of reproductive cancer, it can be important.

And yes, as someone recommended, a BRCA test would also be a good idea for the same reasons.