Changing trends in Black-White racial differences in surgical menopause: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bilateral oophorectomy before menopause, or surgical menopause, is associated with negative health outcomes, including an increased risk for stroke and other cardiovascular outcomes; however, surgical menopause also dramatically reduces ovarian cancer incidence and mortality rates. Because there are competing positive and negative sequelae associated with surgical menopause, clinical guidelines have not been definitive. Previous research indicates that White women have higher rates of surgical menopause than other racial groups. However, previous studies may have underestimated the rates of surgical menopause among Black women. Furthermore, clinical practice has changed dramatically in the past 15 years, and there are no population-based studies in which more recent data

SUBMITTER: Wright MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9542172 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature