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CKD in Patients with Bilateral Oophorectomy
Author(s) -
Andrea G. Kattah,
Carin Y. Smith,
Liliana Gazzuola Rocca,
Brandon R. Grossardt,
Vesna D. Garovic,
Walter A. Rocca
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.03990318
Subject(s) - medicine , oophorectomy , hazard ratio , confidence interval , population , proportional hazards model , cohort , gynecology , body mass index , kidney disease , cohort study , obstetrics , surgery , hysterectomy , environmental health
Premenopausal women who undergo bilateral oophorectomy are at a higher risk of morbidity and mortality. Given the potential benefits of estrogen on kidney function, we hypothesized that women who undergo bilateral oophorectomy are at higher risk of CKD.

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