Significant side effects experienced by BRCA mutation carriers following cancer risk-reducing surgical procedure
Saturday, May 31, 2014 - 01:31
in Health & Medicine
The majority of women with cancer causing BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations experience sexual dysfunction, menopausal symptoms, cognitive and stress issues, and poor sleep following prophylactic removal of their Fallopian tubes and ovaries -- a procedure known as risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) -- according to results of a new study.