Underwood P B
South Med J. 1976 Apr;69(4):405-8. doi: 10.1097/00007611-197604000-00008.
Everyone is conscious of the prime role of the ovaries in making a female a "female." However, too little attention has been directed toward the systemic mechanism of estrogens that protects against coronary artery disease and osteoporosis. Exogenous estrogen appears to be almost as effective as the ovaries are in protecting a female from these diseases. The incidence of neoplasia in preserved ovaries after previous pelvic surgery is low. Emphasis has been placed on ovarian conservatism in the young female because a clearer benefit can be demonstrated in them than in postmenopausal females.
每个人都清楚卵巢在使女性成为“女性”方面的主要作用。然而，对于雌激素预防冠状动脉疾病和骨质疏松症的全身机制关注甚少。外源性雌激素在保护女性免受这些疾病侵害方面似乎几乎与卵巢一样有效。既往盆腔手术后保留卵巢的肿瘤发生率较低。年轻女性一直强调卵巢保留，因为相较于绝经后女性，年轻女性能更明显地体现出卵巢保留的益处。
