Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy (PBO) is associated with later-life cognition, but the underlying brain changes remain unclear. We assessed the impact of PBO and PBO age on white matter integrity.
METHODS
Female participants with regional diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) metrics of fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) were included (22 with PBO < 40 years; 43 with PBO 40-45 years; 39 with PBO 46-49 years; 907 referents without PBO < 50 years). Linear regression models adjusted for age and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype.
RESULTS
Females with PBO < 40 years, compared to referents, had lower FA and higher MD in the anterior corona radiata, genu of the corpus collosum, inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus, superior occipital, and superior temporal white matter. Females who underwent PBO between 45 and 49 also had some changes in white matter integrity.
DISCUSSION
Females who underwent PBO < 40 years had reduced white matter integrity across multiple regions in later-life. These results are important for females considering PBO for noncancerous conditions.
Highlights
Females with premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy (PBO) < 40 years had lower FA versus referents.
Females with PBO < 40 years had higher MD in many regions versus referents.
Adjusting for estrogen replacement therapy use did not attenuate results.
Females with PBO 45-49 years also had some white matter changes versus referents.
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This post is Copyright: Michelle M. Mielke,
Ryan D. Frank,
Luke R. Christenson,
Robert I. Reid,
Julie A. Fields,
Zhenya E. Knyazhanskaya,
Firat Kara,
Prashanthi Vemuri,
Walter A. Rocca,
Kejal Kantarci | June 20, 2024