This document discusses ovarian cancer, including that it is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and the fifth leading cause of cancer death for women. It primarily affects females of all ages, with 75% presenting with advanced disease. The majority (95%) are epithelial ovarian cancers. While conservative surgery aims to preserve fertility for early stage cancers, standard treatment is total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with chemotherapy for most cases. Fertility-sparing surgery may be an option for early stage, low grade epithelial cancers or non-epithelial cancers in select young patients wishing to preserve fertility.