Risk reduction for women who carry BRCA1/2 mutations can achieve a 95% reduced risk of ovarian cancer through a risk-reducing prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (the surgical removal of healthy tubes and ovaries in high-risk women to reduce future risk of ovarian and/or breast carcinoma).
Pregnancies are associated with a decreased risk of ovarian cancer.
Also, pregnancies are associated with a decreased risk of ovarian cancer. Compared to nulliparous women (no previous births), those with 1 live birth have an approximate 24% decreased risk for ovarian cancer, while women with two or more live births have an approximate 42% risk reduction. This protective effect applies to incomplete pregnancies, where a 20% decreased risk is extended to women with ≥2 incomplete pregnancies and improves to a 60% decreased risk for women who have ≥3 complete pregnancies.
When oral contraceptive use is considered, ever users had almost a 30% reduction in ovarian cancer risk compared to women who never used contraceptives; the risk decreased with the prolonged use of contraceptives. Moreover, the protective effect remained significant for up to 35 years after the last oral contraceptive use.
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