Surgical removal of ovaries. Artwork showing the female reproductive organs after oophorectomy, the removal of one or more of the ovaries. The scars from the keyhole surgery are at upper right and centre left. In this case, only one of the ovaries was removed. The uterus (centre) and the fallopian tubes are still present, shown above the vagina. The removal of an ovary is usually performed due to ovarian cysts or ovarian cancer.