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Enlarged Ovaries - Articles
Polycystic Ovaries / Ovary Ayuveda and Allopathy
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Dr. J. Mariano Anto Bruno M.
Posted
Sun 23 Aug 2009 10:21pm
ovaries. I went to an allopathic doctor and she explained it seems to be a choclate cyst and laproscopy needs to be done. She also tried some contraceptive pills to reduce the size... for which even he does not know the side effects and again tell you that there is no side effect
Coming to Polycystic Ovaries,
I would like to know your weight and height, before
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My Poly Cystic Ovaries
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Faith, Love & Infertility
Posted
Tue 16 Jun 2009 12:00am
Here's some ultrasound scans of my poly cystic ovaries from last year when I was first diagnosed! Its been a year and I haven't had anymore scans, but if you look close enough you can count all the cysts. They found 11 on one ovary and something similar to that number on the other.
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Ovary Removal before Menpause Increases Dementia Risk
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Cathy T.
Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:19pm
Ovary removal before menopause may put women at an increased risk of dementia, according to a new study. Dementia is a disorder of the brain that can cause emotional disturbances and personality changes.The research, by a team of scientists led by Dr. Walter Rocca from Mayo Clinic, was based on data collected from 1,209 women who had both ovaries
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Hang on to your Ovaries
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Pam
Posted
Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:04pm
An article in the latest Oprah magazine by Barbara Seaman says that there is new research about the value of hanging on to your ovaries. If you had the misfortune of having a hysterectomy during the 1990s then you had a 78% chance of having your ovaries taken out as well - supposedly for prevention.
A study published in the August 2005 Obstetrics
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Ovaries
by
findingeve
Posted
Tue 10 May 2011 3:35pm
Today, I tackle a body part upon which I consider myself to be somewhat of an expert. Had my left ovary behaved years ago, I would not be typing this today–and I would still have both ovaries. Speaking with other women, it becomes obvious very quickly that we tend to know very little about our ovaries. Hopefully, I will shed some light on this ...
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BBC NEWS | Health | Ovary loss 'raises dementia risk'
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Marie L.
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:31pm
From the BBC NEWS: Ovary loss 'raises dementia risk'
A Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, team found the risk was especially raised among young women - removal of one ovary... ovaries "as long as we're in there," citing that it would cut her ovarian cancer risk because there'd be no ovaries to get the cancer.
But ovaries also secrete hormones (namely
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How can I tell if I have polycystic ovary syndrome, and how is it treated?
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Dr. Gabe M.
Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:12pm
The symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are fat stored in the belly, dark facial and body hair, infertility, acne and irregular periods. A woman is born with about 4 million eggs. Each month one egg ripens and pops off the ovary into the uterus. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have eggs that remain on the ovary to form cysts. PCOS
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