Removal And Storage Of Ovarian Tissue Enables Birth After Cancer Treatment

For the first time in Germany, a woman has given birth to a child after removal and preservation of tissue from one of her ovaries. This course of action was necessary to avoid infertility owing to chemo- and radiotherapy. Andreas Müller and his colleagues report the case in the current issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2012; 109[1-2]: 8-13)…

Study Finds Genetic Links To Onset Of Menopause

Researchers have discovered 13 genetic locations that affect the age of onset of menopause, shedding light on the biological pathways involved in reproductive lifespans and providing new insight into conditions connected to menopause, such as breast cancer and heart disease. Menopause — the cessation of reproductive function of the ovaries — is a major hormonal change that affects most women …

Women in menopause experience real estrogen ‘withdrawal’

We’ve all heard about, or perhaps even experienced, the effects of alcohol, tobacco or drug withdrawal. When a woman goes through menopause, the wide-ranging and sometimes drastic changes she feels throughout her body are the effects of another kind of withdrawal — estrogen withdrawal.The small hormone estrogen is made in the ovaries and has an ultimate child-bearing function, but there are …

A hormonal roller coaster

We’ve all heard about, or perhaps even experienced, the effects of alcohol, tobacco or drug withdrawal. When a woman goes through menopause, the wide-ranging and sometimes drastic changes she feels throughout her body are the effects of another kind of withdrawal — estrogen withdrawal.The small hormone estrogen is made in the ovaries and has an ultimate child-bearing function, but there are …

No extra risk of breaking bones after ovary removal

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who have their ovaries surgically removed may go through menopause early, but that does not seem to raise their risk of breaking a bone, a new study suggests. Women may have their ovaries removed during a hysterectomy (surgery to remove the uterus) or to prevent ovarian cancer if they are at high genetic risk of the disease. If the procedure is done before …

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