Oscar-winning film star Angelina Jolie has reportedly got her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed to avoid the risk of Ovarian cancer. Jolie's mother died at the age of 56 with Ovarian Cancer.

The news came in a New York Times column on Tuesday. Two years ago the rights campaigner and mother-of-six had a double mastectomy. She had also inherited a high risk of breast cancer, as per sources.

Jolie, 39, said she had gone public with her decision to help "other women at risk to know about the options".

"I feel feminine, and grounded in the choices I am making for myself and my family. I know my children will never have to say, 'Mom died of ovarian cancer,'" Jolie wrote.

Jolie, who is raising her family with fellow film star and husband Brad Pitt, underwent the laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy last week.

She revealed that doctors alerted her of having 50% risk of ovarian cancer due to an inherited genetic mutation.

She revealed that decision in a New York Times op-ed in May 2013 and was widely lauded by celebrities, cancer survivors and medical professionals for her openness, with many saying she was an inspiration for other women.

- Manohar