Early menopause appears raise odds of breast cancer, study reports
.Women who underwent menopause at an age younger than 46 were nearly twice as likely to have breast cancer compared to others their age, researchers found.
Jul 31, 2024
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Urogenital Diseases: News and Research on Ovarian Diseases
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Commonly used drug may extend women's fertility, claim scientists—what you need to know about rapamycin
A growing number of people are waiting longer to have kids. While there are many reasons people may want to hold back on that decision, about one-third of couples will have difficulties getting pregnant if the female partner ...
Jul 29, 2024
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Researchers develop hydrogel implant to treat endometriosis
Hydrogels have a variety of use cases, including contact lenses, delivering doses of medication within the body, moisturizers, water storage in soil, cleaning polluted water and as gelling and thickening agents. A hydrogel ...
Jul 17, 2024
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World-first international guidelines weeds-out potentially critical scientific fraud
The number of retractions issued for scientific research articles in 2023 exceeded 10,000—smashing annual records. To date, publishers have struggled to clean up a slew of papers with serious integrity concerns.
Jul 16, 2024
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Familial endocrine diseases linked to increased risk of pregnancy loss, new research shows
Women who have close family members with endocrine diseases--including type 2 diabetes, thyroid diseases and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)--are at higher risk of pregnancy loss, a new study has found.
Jul 9, 2024
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Idaho's OB-GYN exodus throws women in rural towns into a care void
The ultrasound in February that found a mass growing in her uterus and abnormally thick uterine lining brought Jonell Anderson more than anxiety over diagnosis and treatment.
Jul 8, 2024
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WHO agency says talc is 'probably' cancer-causing
The World Health Organization's cancer agency on Friday classified talc as "probably carcinogenic" for humans, however an outside expert warned against misinterpreting the announcement as a "smoking gun".
Jul 5, 2024
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New model shows more realistic picture of intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence is notoriously underreported and correctly diagnosed at hospitals only around a quarter of the time, but a new method provides a more realistic picture of which groups of women are most affected, ...
Jun 24, 2024
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Study reveals novel immune-based biomarker helps detect ovarian cancer years before conventional diagnosis
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced the discovery of a novel immune-based biomarker that could pave the way for potential lifesaving early detection of high-grade ovarian cancer (HGOC). The ...
Jun 14, 2024
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Antimalarial drug shows promise in treating polycystic ovarian syndrome
A team of metabolic specialists and molecular biologists at Fudan University's Zhongshan Hospital, working with colleagues from other institutions in China, has found that some antimalarial drugs show promise in treating ...
