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International Journal of Neuroscience Volume 121, 2011 - Issue 4
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Cognitive Functioning in Elderly Women Who Underwent Unilateral Oophorectomy Before Menopause

Guoqing ZhouDepartment of Geriatric Neurology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Jinxia LiuDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fang SunDepartment of Geriatric Neurology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Lihui DuanDepartment of Geriatric Neurology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Bing YanDepartment of Geriatric Neurology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Qiaoling PengDepartment of Geriatric Neurology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China
Pages 196-200 | Received 15 Sep 2010, Published online: 04 Jan 2011
 
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ABSTRACT

The objective of this study is to compare differences in the cognitive functioning of elderly women who underwent unilateral oophorectomy before menopause with women who passed through natural menopause. A case-control study was conducted from December 2009 to August 2010. We studied the cognitive functioning of 50 elderly women who had undergone unilateral oophorectomy alone (20 cases) or with abdominal hysterectomy (30 cases) before menopause for a benign indication between May 1985 and December 1989. Tests of cognitive functioning were compared with results from 50 demographically matched control women. Test results for the unilateral oophorectomy group were lower than the control group, as measured on three separate trials for immediate and delayed word recall (p < .05). Hence we can conclude unilateral oophorectomy before menopause may have long-term deleterious effects on cognitive functioning in elderly women.

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