Cancer risk after hospital discharge diagnosis of benign ovarian cysts and endometriosis.
April, 2004
Borgfeldt C, Andolf E.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
BACKGROUND: The aim was to evaluate whether patients with benign ovarian cysts, functional ovarian cysts, or endometriosis have an increased risk of developing gynecologic cancer. METHODS: The Swedish Hospital Discharge Register was [...]
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Dec
Cancer risk for those diagnosed w/ benign ovarian cysts and endometriosis
Posted by steph Published in researchno comment
27
Dec
Uterine transplants may not be far off
Posted by steph Published in medical industry, news article, research‘Uterus transplant could be tomorrow’
11 November 2006 by Phil Mckenna
New Scientist Magazine issue 2577
“IF A person walked in tomorrow and requested a uterine transplant, I am cautiously optimistic that we could be successful.” So says Giuseppe Del Priore, of New York Downtown Hospital, who has approval for such a transplant from the hospital’s review board. [...]
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Dec
Happy holidays everyone! Although I’m bleeding heavily and have been on Tylenol 3 and Motrin since Wednesday night, I’m trying to make the best of my situation.
Every moment between the pain, I continue to read a book I got recently - it’s the best book yet on Endometriosis, because it tackles the emotional side [...]
22
Dec
Student unable to get Endometriosis treatment she needs
Posted by steph Published in insurance industry, news article, outrageousState to review limited coverage, caps in student health plans
Regulations will be overhauled
By Kay Lazar
Globe Staff / December 21, 2008
State regulations that require college students to have health insurance but allow insurers to substantially limit coverage - potentially exposing seriously ill students and their families to enormous medical bills - will be overhauled, according [...]
21
Dec
Endometriosis IS an Autoimmune disease.
Posted by steph Published in biology, news article, researchThere are ongoing studies to make public the FACT that Endometriosis is an autoimmune disease.
September 26, 2002
A research team from the Endometriosis Association in Milwaukee; the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda Maryland; and the School of Public Health and Health Services at George Washington University in Washington D.C. carried out and [...]
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0 - Pain Free
1 - Very minor annoyance -
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3 - Annoying enough to be distracting.
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