Oophorectomy, historically also called ovariotomy, is the surgical removal of an ovary or ovaries. Removal of the ovaries is the biological equivalent of castration in males, though that term is only occasionally used in medical literature for oophorectomy in women; in veterinary medicine the equivalent removal of ovaries and uterus is called ovariohysterectomy, or spaying.
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Who performed the first successful oophorectomy
Sir Sydney Jones performed it at Sydney Infirmary, Australia, in 1870.
Oophorectomy, historically also called ovariotomy, is the surgical removal of an ovary or ovaries, the biological equivalent of castration in males, though that term is only occasionally used in medical literature for oophorectomy. The first reported successful human oophorectomy was carried out by Sir Sydney Jones at Sydney Infirmary, Australia, in 1870.
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The first reported successful human oophorectomy was carried out by Sir Sydney Jones at Sydney Infirmary, Australia, in 1870.
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Oophorectomy or Oöphorectomy (; from Greek ᾠοφόρος, ōophóros, 'egg-bearing' and ἐκτομή, ektomḗ, 'a cutting out of'), historically also called ovariotomy, is the surgical removal of an ovary or ovaries.
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