Fibroids common in women with ovary disorder
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NEW YORK  - A large study of African-American women indicates that those with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely to suffer from fibroids.
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Women given high doses of oestrogen as adolescents were almost twice as likely to have had difficulty becoming pregnant, and were almost twice as likely to have seen a doctor about fertility problems.
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NEW YORK  - Oral contraceptives and intrauterine devices (IUD) appear to provide long-term protection against endometrial cancer, researchers report in the International Journal of Cancer.
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NEW YORK  - The lining of the uterus or "endometrium" appears to play a small but significant role in reducing fertility among women who are overweight, Spanish researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - Many young women diagnosed with  breast cancer overestimate their risk of becoming infertile  while undergoing treatment, a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Among women who complain of heavy periods, it's often the pain that accompanies menstruation -- not the heaviness itself -- that bothers them the most, UK researchers report.
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The estrogen component of oral hormone replacement therapy around the time of menopause is associated with ovarian cancer risk, findings from a Danish study show.
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NEW YORK  - About one woman in every 100  may suffer from vaginismus, a painful condition in which  muscles around the vagina go into involuntary spasm with little  or no provocation.
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Research published (Thursday 28 October) in Europe&#39;s leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction[1] , has found evidence that women with endometriosis[2] are at higher risk of having migraine.
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NEW YORK  - Relatively young women who are obese and who have polycystic ovarian syndrome are at increased risk of developing coronary atherosclerosis, also referred to as "hardening of the arteries," which is unrelated to other known risk factors for heart disease, a new study shows.
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Oct. 25, 2004 -- A new device that uses sound waves to destroy uterine fibroids may offer an alternative to surgery for some women who suffer from the bleeding and painful condition.
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Women with a genetic predisposition to breast cancer who are successfully treated for the disease may still be at high risk for ovarian cancer, says a University of Toronto study.
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Women with early ovarian cancer may benefit from chemotherapy in addition to surgery. It&#39;s not clear, however, which women would most benefit, or which
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NEW YORK  - A breast cancer family history,   as well as a woman's age and her own personal history of breast   cancer, may help identify women at increased risk of developing   ovarian cancer.
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When Joy Lagos learned she had cancer, she had enough hope to believe she would beat it. What brought the San Francisco resident to tears, however, was knowing that radiation and chemotherapy would lead to early menopause and rob her of the chance to have children. Last week, that changed. A renowned infertility expert in suburban St. Louis transplanted a whole ovary from Lagos' sister into Lagos, a step that could enable her to have children.
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Some of the most unpleasant symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes and night sweats, have long been believed to originate in the ovaries.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A key protein may help doctors spot women at hidden risk for developing breast and ovarian cancer, according to new research.