News tagged with premature menopause
Ovary removal may increase lung cancer risk
Women who have premature menopause because of medical interventions are at an increased risk of developing lung cancer, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Cancer. The startling link was ma ...
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Caution for estrogen therapy after hysterectomy
An editorial in the April 6 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association cautions against estrogen-only hormone therapy in women who have had a hysterectomy because of longstanding evidence that it raises the ri ...
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Protective strategy shields primate ovaries from radiation-therapy-induced damage
A strategy developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers to shield the ovaries of female mammals from the damaging effects of radiation and chemotherapy has passed an important milestone. A collaborative ...
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Painful hip fractures strike breast cancer survivors
A hip fracture is not common in a 54-year-old woman, unless she is a 54-year-old breast cancer survivor, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. Researchers found that a combination of early menopause due to breast ...
Feb 02, 2011 |
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New test discovered to better predict breast cancer outcomes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from McGill University's Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre (GCRC), the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC), the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute ...
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Estrogen protects against cardiovascular disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCD researchers led by Conway Fellow, Professor Therese Kinsella have shown that estrogen can protect against cardiovascular disease by impacting the levels of a key protein called prostacyclin ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 24, 2010 |
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Zapping fibroids with heat in hunt for new options
(AP) -- They're a bane of that decade or two before menopause, growths in the uterus called fibroids that cause bleeding, pain or other problems in nearly a third of women - and they're the No. 1 cause of hysterectomies.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 22, 2010 |
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New blood test will show women's egg levels: report
Women will soon be able to tell how many eggs they have in their ovaries in a simple hormone test that Australian researchers said Sunday could revolutionise family planning and fertility treatment.
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Feb 21, 2010 |
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Ovaries must suppress their inner male
For an ovary to remain an ovary, the female organ has to continuously suppress its inner capacity to become male. That's the conclusion of a study in the December 11th issue of the journal Cell revealing that t ...
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Fertility procedures need not delay breast cancer treatment for younger women
A new study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that breast cancer patients under 40 years old who undergo fertility preservation do not face a significant delay in the ...
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Increase in visceral fat during menopause linked with testosterone
In middle-aged women, visceral fat, more commonly called belly fat, is known to be a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but what causes visceral fat to accumulate?
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Aug 20, 2009 |
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