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. 2021 Jul;36(7):1696-1700.
doi: 10.1002/mds.28563. Epub 2021 Mar 16.

Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease in Women after Bilateral Oophorectomy

Marianne Canonico  1 , Giancarlo Pesce  1 , Audrey Bonaventure  2 , Maryline Le Noan-Lainé  1 , Isabelle Benatru  3 , Danièle Ranoux  4 , Frédéric Moisan  5 , Alexis Elbaz  1
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Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease in Women after Bilateral Oophorectomy

Marianne Canonico et al. Mov Disord. 2021 Jul.
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Abstract

Background: Results regarding the association between hormonal exposure and risk of Parkinson's disease (PD) are heterogeneous.

Objectives: To investigate the association of reproductive life characteristics with PD among postmenopausal women.

Methods: The PARTAGE case-control included 130 female cases and 255 age-matched female controls. Information on gynecological history was obtained from a standardized questionnaire and PD was validated by neurological examination. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed using conditional logistic regression.

Results: After adjustment for education level, smoking status, professional exposure to pesticides, and coffee and alcohol drinking, bilateral oophorectomy (OR = 3.55, 95%CI = 1.75-7.20), but neither menopause before age 50 years (OR = 1.24, 95%CI = 0.74-2.09) nor hormone therapy (HT; OR = 1.07, 95%CI = 0.62-1.86), was associated with PD.

Conclusion: Our findings suggest that bilateral oophorectomy is associated with increased risk of PD. © 2021 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

Keywords: Parkinson's disease; bilateral oophorectomy; epidemiology; women.

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