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Living with a genetic fault

Find out more about your risks and what you can do to lower them, your options for starting a family & advice for speaking to relatives.

What are my risks?

A positive test means that your chance of developing certain cancers will be higher than someone who does not have a mutation in these genes. Find out more about what this means for you.

What is a genetic fault (aka genetic mutation)?

Risk reducing surgery and the early menopause

If you have risk-reducing surgery to remove your ovaries, these hormonal changes will happen as soon as you have the surgery, rather than gradually. This is known as surgical menopause. Surgical menopause seem overwhelming as symptoms are more sudden and can feel more severe than with the natural menopause. 

Read about surgical menopause

Where can I find support?

We all need a helping hand sometimes. Feel free to contact us and we’ll do all we can to help. Call us on 0207 380 1730 or email info@ovarian.org.uk.

Find a support group near you or online