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Monday, October, 19, 2009

Where Are Your Ovaries Located

Removing ovaries before menopause may double dementia risk

October 03, 2008
Removing a woman's ovaries before menopause may increase her risk of dementia, new research suggests. A study conducted by the Mayo Clinic found that women who had one or both ovaries removed before menopause were almost twice as likely to develop dementia than women who did not have the surgery. But researchers say that women who were given hormone replacement therapy appeared to be at less risk. Read more »

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Endometriosis: The Basics
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert

...Though not as common, endometriosis implants can be found in other places as well.   If your... Read more »

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"I have an Ovarian Cyst. What does this mean?"
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...results he told me that I had a cyst on my right ovary.  Of course the first words out of my... Read more »

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“Defying Destiny”: One Woman’s Response to the BRCA Gene
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...prevention would be prophylactic surgery of my breasts and ovaries,” said Queller, in a... Read more »

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Osteoporosis after Breast Cancer
By Lila de Tantillo , Health Expert

...menopause. Most directly, oophorectomy – removal of the ovaries – will induce an early... Read more »

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Treating the Younger Patient with Breast Cancer: Pay Attention to Fertility Issues
By Kevin Knopf, MD , Health Expert

...- a procedure where eggs can be removed from the ovary and stored for the future in case... Read more »

Health Guide

Sex & Your Body
...extend two delicate tubular structures known as Fallopian tubes. Located at the end of each tube is an ovary. How Does It All Work? The brain sends a chemical message through the blood stream to... Read more »
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Diabetes
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a health problem that can affect a woman's menstrual cycle, ability to have children, hormones, heart, blood vessels, and appearance. With PCOS, women typically... Read more »
Infertility and Chemotherapy: Breast Cancer Treatment Concerns in Your 20s, 30s and 40s
...exist for me.  The harvesting process generally begins with taking a prescribed drug to stimulate the ovary, followed by an outpatient procedure a few weeks later to harvest mature eggs. As a... Read more »
Ovarian Cancer: Introduction
...ovaries.Germ Cell Tumors. Germ cell tumors, which account for about 3% of all ovarian cancers, are found in the egg-maturation cells of the ovary. They occur most often in teenagers and young... Read more »
Ovarian Cancer: Treatment
...it has spread beyond the ovaries.Stage IIn stage I, the cancer has not spread. It is confined to one ovary (stage IA) or both ovaries (stage IB). In stages IA and IB, the ovarian capsules are... Read more »

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