Premature ovarian failure: new guidelines for diagnosis and management
Health professionals have reviewed the guidelines for the diagnosis and management of premature ovarian failure, a disorder characterized by the ...
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Menopause: a drug could prolong women’s fertility
A study, still in progress, reveals that rapamycin could be used to slow the aging of the ovaries. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Early removal of ovaries linked to reduction in white matter
Removing the ovaries before menopause is linked to a reduction in white matter in the brain, a new study finds. ...
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Ovaries: exposure to heavy metals accelerates their aging
Women exposed to arsenic, cadmium, mercury or even lead could have fewer eggs as they approach menopause. THE ESSENTIAL Exposure ...
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Menopause: how many years can it be postponed?
Mathematicians and biologists from three American universities joined forces to determine how many years menopause could be delayed by cryopreservation ...
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Asbestos: the risk of cancers of the larynx and ovaries confirmed by ANSES
© ShutterstockUsed en masse for more than 130 years, asbestos would be responsible for more than 35,000 deaths between 1965 ...
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Women with polycystic ovaries are more likely to be hospitalized
© iStockthe polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by the development of multiple small follicles in the ovaries, a hyperandrogenism ...
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Polycystic ovaries: the implantation of frozen embryos would make IVF more effective
© iStockPhotosWomen who suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome have to deal with irregular menstrual cycles and often have difficulty getting ...
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Suffering from Turner syndrome, she managed to give birth
For the first time, a woman affected by Turner syndrome, a chromosomal abnormality associated with infertility, gave birth to a ...
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Ovarian cancer: treatment helps preserve fertility
The surgical technique consists of preserving the uterus and removing only certain parts of the ovaries. THE ESSENTIAL Ovarian cancer ...
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Endometriosis: “We must stop putting pressure on women about children”
On the occasion of World Day Against Endometriosis, Why Doctor collected testimonials from patients. Today, Marie, 31, tells us about ...
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Memory: the uterus plays a role in brain development
A new American study calls into question the role of the uterus as a simple reproductive organ. According to tests ...
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Women with polycystic ovaries are more likely to be hospitalized
© iStockPolycystic ovary syndrome is characterized by the development of multiple cysts in the ovaries, hyperandrogenism (too many male hormones) ...
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Artificial ovaries to relieve menopause?
© iStockTo the menopause, hormonal upheavals are often accompanied by symptoms that are difficult to live with. Weight gain, hot ...
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Infertility: Soon 3D Printed Ovaries?
May 23, 2017. A team of researchers from Northwestern University in the United States has succeeded in making ovaries using ...
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Polycystic ovaries: implantation of frozen embryos would make IVF more effective
© iStockPhotosWomen who suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome have to deal with irregular menstrual cycles and often have difficulty getting ...
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Soon a treatment to restart the ovaries after menopause?
© ThinkstockHave a child over 40, it is more and more frequent. A new study presented at the annual meeting ...
Read moreRemoval of the ovaries
Tumors or ectopic pregnancies can lead to the removal of one or both ovaries. The female reproductive system includes two ...
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