In Health Watch:For many young women, an ovarian cancer diagnosis can make having children impossible.But now new research shows there may be options.Janet Choi reports from New York.Elsie Byrd was told she had ovarian cancer at age 34. a devastating diagnosis.. especially since she wanted to have another child.Elsie says, 'Right when we planned on having the second baby, it was like we were dealt this card.'But new research shows she has another card to play.Traditionally.. surgery for ovarian cancer means a total hysterectomy. now doctors at New York's Columbia University say women with early stage cancer can keep at least one ovary or their uterus without increasing their risk of dying.Dr. Jason Wright says, 'I think this is an option for women that they need to discuss with their doctors.'Researchers looked at nearly four-thousand women.Some patients had just the cancerous ovary removed.Others had both.And some women also had their uterus removed.Both groups had similar 5 year survival rates.Dr. Wright says, 'This definitely challenges the standard surgical operation for women with ovarian cancer.'While most ovarian cancers are found in older women, about 17% of tumors are diagnosed in women under 40.Byrd had just her ovaries removed.. leaving her the possibility to carry another child if she receives a donor egg.Elsie says, 'We can still be mothers, and it's important to know that we have options.'She wants to give her son a sibling, whether she tries to conceive or adopts.But she's happy she'll get to decide.