What is Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy?
A bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is a surgery in which both a woman’s ovaries are removed, along with the fallopian tubes. This surgery is used primarily to treat gynecological cancers such as ovarian, fallopian, and uterine cancer, although it is used in the treatment of some other gynecological conditions as well. One of the major consequences of the bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy surgery is that the woman becomes infertile, and she also stops producing a variety of hormones, which triggers the onset of menopause.
