http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Early exposure to BPA (bisphenol A) – an additive commonly found in plastic water bottles and soup can liners – causes an increased cancer risk in an animal model of human prostate cancer, according to University of Illinois at Chicago researcher Gail Prins. Prins presented her findings at the ENDO 2013 meeting in San Francisco June 17. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-exposure-bpa-prostate-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:56:30 EST news290688981 Estrogen replacement therapy is associated with a significant decrease in anxiety symptoms among girls with anorexia nervosa, a new clinical trial finds. The results will be presented today at The Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting in San Francisco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-estrogen-therapy-anxiety-anorexia-nervosa.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:06:30 EST news290682345 Johns Hopkins researchers say they have discovered specific chemical alterations in two genes that, when present during pregnancy, reliably predict whether a woman will develop postpartum depression. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-genetic-predictors-postpartum-depression-uncovered.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:02 EST news288291866 (HealthDay)—Higher levels of the hormone estrogen are associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death in men and women, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-estrogen-tied-sudden-cardiac-death.html Cardiology Sat, 11 May 2013 06:20:01 EST news287461172 (HealthDay)—Women taking birth control pills with lower amounts of estrogen—a commonly prescribed contraceptive—may be at higher risk for chronic pelvic pain and pain during orgasm, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-low-dose-pill-linked-pain-orgasm.html Medications Fri, 03 May 2013 14:30:01 EST news286807423 Researchers have generated new insights into the ways in which physical activity affects how much estrogen is broken down and secreted in the urine of postmenopausal women. These findings enhance understanding of the potential biological mechanisms linking increased physical activity and decreased risk for breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to the scientist who presented the data at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013, held in Washington, D.C., April 6-10. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-approach-effect-physical-estrogen-metabolism.html Cancer Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:40:01 EST news284804476 Patients who consume high-fat dairy products following breast cancer diagnosis increase their chances of dying from the disease years later, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-high-fat-dairy-products-linked-poorer.html Cancer Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:26:01 EST news282497152 Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have identified what may be a major factor behind the increased risk of two adverse outcomes in pregnancies conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Two papers published in the journal Fertility and Sterility support the hypothesis that extremely high estrogen levels at the time of embryo transfer increase the risk that infants will be born small for their gestational age and the risk of preeclampsia, a dangerous condition that can threaten the lives of both mother and child. They also outline a protocol that reduced those risks in a small group of patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-extremely-high-estrogen-underlie-complications.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:03:40 EST news281019802 There is no association between total fruit and vegetable intake and risk of overall breast cancer, but vegetable consumption is associated with a lower risk of estrogen receptor-negative (ER-) breast cancer, according to a study published January 24 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-fruit-vegetable-intake-er-breast.html Cancer Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:00:04 EST news278264937 (Medical Xpress)—Estrogen levels drop dramatically in menopause, a time when the risk of urinary tract infections increases significantly. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-estrogen-urinary-infection-mouse.html Immunology Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:37:45 EST news278145458 The memory problems that many women experience in their 40s and 50s as they approach and go through menopause are both real and appear to be most acute during the early period of post menopause. That is the conclusion of a study which appears today in the journal Menopause. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-cognitive-difficulties-menopause.html Other Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:44:48 EST news276428682 (Medical Xpress)—In a truly odd study undertaken by a group of OB/GYN researchers in Italy, volunteer women were judged to determine if a medical condition known as endometriosis causes those afflicted to be viewed as more attractive by other people. The team found, as they describe in their paper published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, that women with a severe form of the disorder were far more likely to be seen as attractive than women in the general population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-women-severe-endometriosis.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:30:17 EST news267686968 Chemicals or foods that raise estrogen levels during pregnancy may increase cancer risk in daughters, granddaughters, and even great-granddaughters, according to scientists from Virginia Tech and Georgetown University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-breast-cancer-pregnancy.html Cancer Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:26:15 EST news266581566 Some women’s vulnerability to anxiety and mood disorders may be explained by their estrogen levels, according to new research by Harvard and Emory University neuroscientists presented in this month’s issue of Biological Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-estrogen-female-anxiety-mood-disorders.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 10 Aug 2012 04:33:00 EST news263791872 (Medical Xpress) -- This is the peak season for drinking iced tea, but a Loyola University Medical Center urologist is warning the popular drink can contribute to painful kidney stones. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-urologist-iced-tea-contribute-painful.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:41:50 EST news263205674 Weight loss that occurs in conjunction with a low-fat, high fruit and vegetable diet may help to reduce or eliminate hot flashes and night sweats associated with menopause, according to a Kaiser Permanente Division of Research study that appears in the current issue of Menopause. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-weight-loss-resulting-low-fat-diet.html Health Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:45:21 EST news261218715 (HealthDay) -- Just one alcoholic drink a day can boost a woman's risk of breast cancer by about 5 percent, according to a new review of existing research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-breast-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:36:37 EST news252214559 Asian women who consumed an average of 200 milligrams or more of caffeine a day—the equivalent of roughly two cups of coffee—had elevated estrogen levels when compared to women who consumed less, according to a study of reproductive age women by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-caffeine-consumption-linked-estrogen.html Health Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:55:17 EST news246801305 Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) prevent the conversion of androgens to estrogens, and could play a role in the development of breast cancer. This study of 36 pre-menopausal women consisted of a cross-over intervention trial to determine if there were differences between red wine and white wine in their effects on AIs. Subjects sequentially consumed eight ounces of red wine, followed by white wine (or vice versa), each beverage for a one-month period. The investigators concluded that red wine, but not white wine, was associated with significant effects on some indices of estrogen metabolism; free testosterone and luteinizing hormone were increased, but no significant differences were noted in estrogen levels. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-comparison-effects-red-wine-white.html Cancer Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:37:12 EST news246191817 Drinking red wine in moderation may reduce one of the risk factors for breast cancer, providing a natural weapon to combat a major cause of death among U.S. women, new research from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-moderate-red-wine-women-breast.html Addiction Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:47:48 EST news245065660 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the journal Menopause adds one more reason for women to avoid or give up the smoking habit. The study results show that women who light up are more likely to start menopause a year earlier than non-smokers and are also at a higher risk of bone and heart diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-linked-early-menopause-women.html Addiction Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:09:32 EST news238154951 It's no secret that women often gain weight as they get older. The sex hormone estrogen has an important, if underappreciated, role to play in those burgeoning waistlines. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-brain-estrogen.html Medical research Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:13:06 EST news236952768 A recently discovered enzyme drives the production of a potent form of estrogen in human breast cancer tissue, researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-enzyme-breast-cancer-growth.html Cancer Wed, 18 May 2011 16:14:24 EST news224954046 (PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study by UC Berkeley neuroscientists Emily Jacobs and Mark D'Esposito highlights the need to include female animals in research studies, since sex hormones have an impact on how females respond. The research, published April 6, showed that estrogen levels affected how women scored on memory tests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-gender-bias-estrogen-effect-brain.html Neuroscience Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:48:55 EST news222418088