For those researching surgery, a good overview on current medical thinking (free signup required to read)

"While breast cancer and ovarian cancer were less frequent in women who had their ovaries removed, the overall risk of death from all types of cancer was higher among women who had their ovaries removed. When we considered just the women who never used estrogen therapy after surgery, we found that women who had removal of their ovaries had a higher risk of stroke and lung cancer, and women who had removal of their ovaries before age 50 had a higher risk of heart disease, stroke and death from any cause. " Although this site isn't identified as to source, it seems to be wholly devoted to this one study and medically sound in the information it presents

Simplistic overview of the surgery from a medical perspective. Terminology somewhat overinflated but it's readable and provides basic description. (free signup required to read)

For every 24 women having bilateral oophorectomy, at least one women will die prematurely from any cause as a result of the oophorectomy.

"For the first year of treatment, UAE appears to be the dominant treatment option," the authors point out. However, "over 5 years, hysterectomy appears to be the least costly and most effective treatment option

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This is the federal legislation that provides for extended medical leave if your work leave is not adequate for your recovery from surgery.