There is no way to know for sure if you will get ovarian cancer. Most women get it without being at high risk. However, the following factors may increase a woman’s risk for ovarian cancer:

• Being middle-aged or older.
• Having close family members (such as your mother, sister, aunt, or grandmother) on either your mother’s or your father’s side who have had ovarian cancer.
• Having had breast, uterine, or colorectal cancer.
• Having an Eastern European (Ashkenazi) Jewish background.
• Having never given birth or having had trouble getting pregnant.
• Having endometriosis (a condition where tissue from the lining of the uterus grows elsewhere in the body).

If you have one or more of these factors, it does not mean you will get ovarian cancer. But you should speak with your doctor, nurse, or other health care professional about your risk.

Updated:: 05/10/2021 []