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Most bilateral oophorectomies ( 63 %) are performed without any medical indication, most ( 87 %) were performed together with a hysterectomy.

Conversely, unilateral oophorectomy is commonly performed for a medical indication ( 73 %; cyst, endometriosis, benign tumor, inflammation, etc.

) and less commonly in conjunction with hysterectomy ( 61 %).