Angelina Jolie 'to have her ovaries removed'

Angelina Jolie is one resilient mum. The actress, 37, has experienced no complications since undergoing a double mastectomy in February and reconstructive surgery in April. "She is doing well," a source tells WHO in this week's cover story.

But her medical odyssey is not done. The mother of six is also planning to undergo surgery to remove her ovaries. Because of her "faulty" BRCA1 gene, she still faces a high risk of developing ovarian cancer, which her doctors estimate at 50 percent.

Jolie’s mother, Marcheline Bertrand died aged 56 after almost a decade-long battle with ovarian cancer. Some doctors recommend patients undergo the surgery by age 40 or when a woman is done having children, though it may trigger early menopause.

Jolie's partner Brad Pitt said the experience had been “an emotional and beautifully inspiring few months.”

“I’m quite emotional about it, of course,” he told USA Today of Jolie's brave decision to undergo the preventative surgeries.

"I'll tell you, it's such a wonderful relief to come through this and not have a spectre hanging over our heads. To know that that's not going to be something that's going to affect us. My most proudest thing is our family. This isn't going to get that," he added.

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"She could have stayed absolutely private about it and I don't think anyone would have been none the wiser with such good results. But it was really important to her to share the story and that others would understand it doesn't have to be a scary thing. In fact, it can be an empowering thing, and something that makes you stronger and us stronger."

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For now, though, the actress and her fiancé, Brad Pitt, have been focused on maintaining a sense of routine for their kids – keeping up family traditions such as a Valentine's Day gift exchange and an Easter egg hunt while Jolie was undergoing treatment.

In the weeks surrounding the surgeries, "life was normal" for the children, says a source, and they didn't notice anything amiss. Adds a family insider: "Her kids always come first to her."

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