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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Meets one of the following criteria: * Considered to be at increased risk for developing ovarian cancer, as defined by one of the following: * Has at least one first-degree relative (mother, sister, or daughter) with ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer * Has at least two first or second degree relatives diagnosed before age 50 with either ovarian, primary peritoneal, fallopian tube, and/or pancreatic cancer who have tested positive for hereditary cancer syndrome that includes an increased risk of gynecologic cancer (e.g., BRCA1/2 or Lynch Syndrome)or have increased risk as deemed by a certified genetic counselor * A personal or family history of a hereditary cancer syndrome that includes an increased risk of gynecologic cancer * Increased risk as deemed by a certified genetic counselor * Undergoing surgery for a gynecologic condition, including any of the following: * Diagnosis of a reproductive cancer * Benign gynecological condition (e.g., uterine leiomyomata, endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, or follicular or corpus luteum ovarian cysts) * Highly suspicious adnexal mass * Risk-reducing prophylactic oophorectomy PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age * Between the ages of 18 and 80