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Dose-dense treatment improved survival, but too toxic for some: study
Source: Food and Drug Administration Related MedlinePlus Topic: Ovarian Cancer
Treatment could be tested in women within 18 to 24 months, expert suggests
But risk remains low and decreases two years after stopping, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topics: Hormone Replacement Therapy, Ovarian Cancer
Patients who had first period before age 12 are at increased risk of death, study shows Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topics: Menstruation, Ovarian Cancer
Researchers have found evidence that chronic disease in either a mother or father can create unfavourable conditions in the womb that are associated with the development of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in daughters. In another study, researchers found that brothers of women with PCOS and insulin resistance are themselves at greater risk of developing insulin resistance or diabetes, suggesti
Women who have a diminished number of eggs in their ovaries, either because they are older or for some other reason such as ovarian surgery, may be more at risk of a trisomic pregnancy than women with an ovarian reserve within the normal, fertile range. Trisomic pregnancies occur when the embryo has three copies of a chromosome rather than the normal two. The most common trisomy is Down's synd
Ultra-fast freezing of ovarian tissue from women who have lost their fertility as a result of cancer treatment can lead to it being used in transplants with the same success rate as fresh tissue, a researcher told the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology 29 June. Dr. Sherman Silber, Director of the St. Louis Infertility Centre, St.