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Elective hysterectomy? family history . sister, ovarian cancer 54, mother uterine. no kids, stopped birth control 24, i am 60.
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Possibly: Since your sister had ovarian cancer you are eligible to undergo brca testing. This tests for the gene that some women carry that increases the risk of ovarian and breast cancer. If that test is positive then you would consider an elective hysterectomy. If you have relatives with colon cancer then testing for lynch syndrome can also be done. Unless one of these is positive there is no need.
Answered 5/19/2016
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