- congenital genetic mutations (for example, provoked by Lynch syndrome);
- early menstruation;
- transferred venereal diseases;
- polycystic;
- obesity;
- late menopause or childbirth;
- endometriosis;
- chronic inflammation of the reproductive organs;
- smoking;
- irregular sex life;
- living in a region with poor ecology;
- numerous abortions.
The main group of patients who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in women aged 40–69 years who suffer from infertility. The hereditary predisposition to oncopathologies of the reproductive system significantly increases the risk of developing pathology.