Ovarian Cancer Monica Zillinger Abstract Ovarian cancer is one of the leading reproductive cancers in the United States. Cancer is the formation of cells‚ or tumors‚ in the ovaries that negatively affect surrounding tissue and do harm to the rest of the body. Ovarian cancer is cancer of the ovaries‚ the female reproductive organ. Ovarian cancer only affects women. Ovarian cancer can affect any woman that ovulates‚ or releases eggs through the ovary tract. There are methods
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly. 1. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) You correctly answered: d. stimulates ovarian follicle development. 2. Estrogen You correctly answered: d. is produced by developing ovarian follicles. 3. Calcitonin You correctly answered: b. works against the development of osteoporosis. 4. Which of the following statements is true? You correctly answered: c. The ovaries stop secreting
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome The most common female endocrine disorder is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). As reported by the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association‚ PCOS is the imbalance of hormones in a women’s body which can lead to menstrual cycle changes‚ cysts in the ovaries‚ trouble getting pregnant‚ and other health changes (What is PCOS‚ 2009). The cause of this endocrine disorder is unknown‚ however‚ according to the National Institute of Health (NIH)‚ it is connected to changes in
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Generally‚ people use body and facial power to keep their skin soft and fresh and to feel comfortable‚ especially women who use this concentrate as a base for their make –up. Moreover‚ those who are living in relatively humid surroundings perspire profusely and with the help of Face and Body powder‚ they are able to reduce the odor and keep their skin dry for a longer period of time. However‚ these products are mixed with ingredients which can be harmful to
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The ovarian lesions is one of the three female genital lesions in the world‚ and its mortality rate ranks the first in gynecological oncology. It was reported that the risk factors for ovarian cancer include infertility‚ late menopause‚ early menarche and so on. The protective factors have multiple pregnancy‚ breastfeeding and oral contraceptives. Recently‚ a link among platelet count and hyperfibrinogenemia and malignancies‚ such as gastric‚ lung‚ esophageal‚ colorectal‚ pancreatic‚ cervical‚ ovarian
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Carcinoma : A common form of cancer are formed by epithelial cells. Carcinoma that begins in epithelial cells have different names like‚ Adenocarcinoma : It is a cancer that forms in epithelial cells that produces fluids or mucus. Most types of cancers like breast‚ colon‚ prostate are adenocarcinomas. Basal cell carcinoma : It is a cancer‚ that begins in lower layer ( basal / base layer ) of the epidermis‚ which is the person’s outer layer of the skin. Squamous cell carcinoma : These cancers
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OVARIAN CANCER Ovarian Cancer Overview Ovarian cancer occurs when a cancerous tumor is in a woman’s ovary. In most cases‚ there are no known causes. There are often no symptoms‚ but ovarian cancer warning signs include ongoing pain or cramps in the belly or back‚ abnormal vaginal bleeding‚ and nausea and bloating. Depending on the cancer stage‚ ovarian cancer treatment includes surgery and chemotherapy. SYMPTOMS: In some cases‚ ovarian cancer may cause early symptoms. The most common symptoms
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Infertility Endometriotic ovarian cysts negatively affect the rate of spontaneous ovulation 1 ` Infertility Unit‚ Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico‚ Mangiagalli e Regina Elena‚ Via M. Fanti 6‚ 20122 Milan‚ Italy 2Universita degli Studi di Milano‚ Milan‚ Italy 3 Correspondence address. Tel: þ 39-02-55034303; Fax: þ 39-02-55034302; E-mail: laurabenaglia@hotmail.it background: A growing body of evidence suggests that ovarian reserve is damaged after excision of ovarian endometriomas. However
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OOGENESIS • Oogenesis (ovogenesis) is the sequence of events by which oogonia are transformed into mature oocytes • This maturation process begins before birth and is completed after puberty • Oogenesis continues to menopause‚ which is permanent cessation of the menses (bleeding associated with the menstrual cycles) 2 maturation processes of oocytes are involved; Prenatal maturation Postnatal maturation Prenatal Maturation of Oocytes • Primordial germ cells (46‚ 2N) migrate from the wall of
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be investigated and comparisons made between the age groups‚ using data collected by the HFEA. One of the questions to be investigated is whether a woman’s age should be used as a factor for denying treatment‚ as some evidence suggests that using Ovarian Reserve testing is a much better indicator of the chances of success than age alone. This will then form the basis of the argument of whether or not raising the age limit on the NHS is cost effective in conjunction with the NICE draft Guideline Cost
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