8 things you need to know about removing your Ovaries to prevent cancer

So, Waggoner says, “If a woman’s mother was unfortunate enough to develop ovarian cancer at 35, we would not normally advise removal at age 25.” On the other hand, if her mother had ovarian cancer at 65, and that cancer was related to a BRCA mutation, he would not advise her to wait until she was 55 to have her ovaries removed.