(NewsTarget) Women who undergo removal of one or both of their ovaries before menopause have a significantly higher risk of developing dementia, according to a new study published in the online version of the journal Neurology.
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic analyzed the data from approximately 3,000 women, half of whom had undergone a procedure to remove one or both of their ovaries between 1950 and 1987, the other half of whom had never had any ovaries removed. They interviewed either the women or an acquaintance, asking questions about the mental functions that are impaired in Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. They found that women who'd had ovaries removed had a 50 percent higher chance of suffering mental decline.
Lead researcher Walter Rocca said that the study's results do not apply to women who have ovaries removed as part of cancer treatment, because no women in that category were included in the participant pool
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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