To reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, an oophorectomy is often performed at the same time as a hysterectomy. When a hysterectomy and oophorectomy are performed together, it may be called surgical menopause. Hysterectomy is often performed to remove cervical or endometrial cancers. Hysterectomies are often performed as a last resort for the treatment of endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and menorrhagia, as well as several forms of uterine vaginal prolapse (Moorman,