October 01, 2008 Breast Cancer Research Reveals Shorter Treatment Time: Breast cancer patients were given some good news this week. A new technique for shortening radiation therapy has been proven to be just as effective as the longer, traditional method. Typically women. . .
	May 14, 2008 New Model Accurately Predicts Breast Cancer Risk in African American Women: The Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT) has been widely used to predict cancer risk, but since the data used to develop this model was collected mostly from white women, its application to other groups has been...
	March 05, 2008 A Carrot a Day – Reducing the Risk of Fibroids, Ovarian Cancer, and Dementia : A recent study conducted by the Channing Laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital has confirmed what we already knew: truly, carrots and broccoli are good for you...
	December 26, 2007 Breastfeeding = Sagging Breasts? Not So, Concludes a Recent Study : New research dispels the myth that nursing causes droopy breasts...
	December 17, 2007 Keeping New Year's Resolutions: As the new year quickly approaches, vows to adopt a healthier lifestyle abound...
	December 10, 2007 Hormone Fluctuations May Be Responsible for Many Mood Disturbances in Women: Women seem to more vulnerable to depression during times of hormonal fluctuation...
	December 03, 2007 Expecting Mothers Should “Brush Up” on Their Oral Hygiene Routine: Two new studies emphasize the importance of expectant mothers taking extra care of their oral health...
	November 26, 2007 Safety Commission Delivers the ABCs of Toy Safety: As gift-givers shop for that perfect toy this holiday season, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is emphasizing the importance of shopping safely...
	November 19, 2007 Chinese Herbal Medicine May Help Women with Menstrual Cramps: For women who experience painful menstrual cramps, over the counter painkillers or oral contraceptives sometimes don't work...
	November 12, 2007 Manage Menopause...In Style : Women don't have to let their age and menopause define their lives...
November 05, 2007 Fashion Industry Takes Steps to Combat Eating Disorders in Models: Earlier this year, the Council of Fashion Designers of America released recommended guidelines...
October 29, 2007 Low Maternal Cholesterol Poses Risk for Preterm Birth: Most of the time when cholesterol levels make the news, it is the higher numbers that garner headlines...
October 22, 2007 Most Comprehensive Study of Mercury in Dental Fillings Begins: Three million dollar NIH study builds on ongoing research into mercury and prenatal exposure...
October 15, 2007 Choice of Alcoholic Beverage Has Little Impact on Breast Cancer Risk: The news about lifestyle factors and breast cancer risk is always changing...
October 09, 2007 New Survey Reveals Life-Changing Events Lead to Women's Renewed Focus on Self: New research shows life-changing events, such as childbirth or divorce, inspire improvements around health, fitness, and physical appearance in women...
October 01, 2007 Breast Cancer Drug Helps Treat Fibroids: A drug typically used to treat breast cancer in postmenopausal women shows promise for treating women suffering from fibroids...
September 24, 2007 New Breast Cancer Vaccine Deemed Safe and Effective: Neuvenge is a new vaccine-type treatment developed by biotechnology company Dendreon...
September 17, 2007 Women Have Poor Understanding of Cholesterol: Only one in five women between the ages of 18 and 44 know their cholesterol level, despite the fact that cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease...
September 10, 2007 Ages & Stages: Colon Cancer and Women: Chesapeake, VA, gastroenterologist Patricia Raymond has a message for women: Don't assume you can't get colon cancer...
September 04, 2007 Pre-Menopausal Ovary Removal Linked With Dementia: Recent research suggests that removal of the ovaries prior to the onset of menopause may greatly increase a woman’s risk of dementia and related conditions...
August 27, 2007 Cervarix: Promising New Vaccine in the HPV Scene: Cervarix is the first widely approved competitor to Merck and Sanofi-Aventis’ Gardasil, and is targeted at older women...
August 20, 2007 Ultrasound Therapy for Fibroids: A Sound Alternative to Surgery?: For women who have been hesitant to treat their persistent fibroids with invasive surgery, ultrasound therapy may prove a worthy alternative...
August 13, 2007 Female Doctors Help Improve Country's Health Care Prognosis: One remedy for the ailing American health care system may be to recruit more women doctors...
August 06, 2007 Ovaries Removed With Single Incision: A 54-year-old patient recently had both of her ovaries removed through a single incision in her belly button – the first single port access (SPA) bilateral oophorectomy...
July 30, 2007 Breast Cancer Gene Research Identifies New Targets: Scientists and researchers looking for new, better ways to fight breast cancer are examining every angle...
July 23, 2007 Robotic Surgery Aids Fibroids, Infertility: Uterine fibroids can cause abnormal bleeding and discomfort – but for many women, the most severe repercussion is problems conceiving a baby...
July 16, 2007 Study Finds Breast Cancer Relapse Risk Significantly Reduced With Targeted Therapy : For many, the battle with breast cancer does not end with initial treatment...
July 09, 2007 Science Seeks Clues to Fibroids In Environmental Exposures: Numerous efforts are underway to learn what causes uterine fibroids and what can be done to prevent them...
July 02, 2007 Baby Boomer Women Diet Differently : As the weather warms, women of all ages begin to heat up their shape-up routine in hopes of shedding a few extra pounds...
June 25, 2007 Fibroids Research Legislation Goes To Congress: On June 2nd of this year, Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones introduced the Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act...
June 18, 2007 Breast Cancer: Not Only a Woman’s Disease: For a woman, discovering a breast lump is often a terrifying experience, but a man might not think twice about it. He should...
June 11, 2007 What You Should Know About Cervical Health: Cervical health has gotten a lot of attention lately, mostly because of the strides being made in cervical cancer prevention. But what does it do, exactly?
June 04, 2007 Relief From Pelvic Pain: Non-surgical Procedure Shrinks And Destroys Painful Fibroids: If you suffer from pelvic pain or heavy bleeding caused by fibroids, talk to your doctor about uterine fibroid embolization...
May 29, 2007 Artificial Light at Night May Be Risk Factor for Breast Cancer : Modern researchers are connecting the dots between a good night’s sleep – in a dark room – and a lower risk for breast cancer...
May 21, 2007 High Intensity Focused Ultrasound: Treating Fibroids, Preserving Fertility: Minimally invasive procedures are changing the face of women's health...
May 14, 2007 Non-Invasive Techniques Change the Face of Hysterectomy : When many women think of a hysterectomy, they imagine a big scar, much discomfort, and a long recovery period...
May 07, 2007 New Procedure May Free Women of Periods: A 20-minute procedure promises women a life free of cramping, bloating, and moodiness...
May 01, 2007 Multiple Uterine Symptoms Predict Need for Hysterectomy: New research shows that three factors can be used to predict whether a woman will require a hysterectomy to alleviate symptoms...
April 24, 2007 Exercise Eases Menopause: Stressed by hot flashes or other menopausal symptoms? Try lacing up your sneakers and taking a walk...
April 16, 2007 Lung Cancer Can Be Inherited, Especially In Women: According to a study published in late 2006, smoking may not be the main risk factor for lung cancer among women...
April 09, 2007 Obesity, Fertility, and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome : Obesity may disrupt the fertility of any woman, and for women who have polycystic ovary syndrome a difference of only a few pounds can determine whether they can conceive...
April 02, 2007 Vitamin D May Curb Breast Cancer, Study Says: A recent study indicates there may be new hope for women suffering from breast cancer – in the form of Vitamin D...
March 26, 2007 Partial Embolization Effective for Uterine Fibroids: Partial uterine artery embolization appears to be just as effective as complete embolization to treat fibroid symptoms...
March 20, 2007 Excess Weight Linked to Delayed Conception: You can add yet another problem to the long list of conditions associated with extra weight...
March 12, 2007 New Fibroid Treatment May Save Women From Invasive Surgery: If you suffer from uterine fibroids and have weighed the options of dealing with the pain or undergoing surgery, you know that neither choice is pleasant...
March 06, 2007 Try Lignans For Fibroids: Could what you eat influence your risk of uterine fibroids?
February 26, 2007 Fibroids and Birth Control: Most discussions around fibroids include pregnancy and infertility concerns. But what about birth control?
February 20, 2007 Is Hysterectomy Really Necessary?: About 20 percent of women in the United States have a hysterectomy at some point in their lives, even though the surgery might not be the only or the best option...
February 12, 2007 Work It Out: Stay Fit to Avoid Fibroids: A recent study found that the more active women are, the less likely they are to develop uterine fibroids...
February 05, 2007 Stress, Breasts and Fibroids : A recent study published in the British Medical Journal linked high stress levels with lower risk of breast cancer. However, high levels of stress have also been linked to fibroids...
January 29, 2007 Uterine Fibroids Linked to Renal Cell Cancer in Small Group of Patients: Uterine fibroids are present in up to 77 percent of women. In the majority of cases, these benign tumors are not considered risk factors for renal cell cancer...
January 18, 2007 Comparing Approaches to Uterine Artery Embolization: UAE, or UFE as it is sometimes called, is a minimally invasive fibroid removal method. You have options when considering the procedure...
January 05, 2007 Herbs May Ease Fibroid Symptoms: Frustrated by uterine fibroids? Look to Chinese medicine...
December 14, 2006 Abortion pill shrinks fibroids, suggests new study: The controversial abortion pill RU-486 shows promise in healing uterine fibroids...
December 04, 2006 Ultrasound: A Promising New Treatment for Fibroids: Another non-invasive option for women with symptomatic uterine fibroids...
November 27, 2006 Using Chi to Heal Fibroids: Many women are turning to the ancient Chinese art of acupuncture to help with fibroids...
November 20, 2006 Two More Types of Uterine Fibroids: Treatment and Considerations for Women: In Part Two, we explore the issues and options related to two other common classes of fibroids...
November 15, 2006 Three Types of Uterine Fibroids: Treatment and Considerations for Women: Sometimes medical jargon and fear get in the way of asking important questions in the doctor's office. Read on to empower yourself...
November 07, 2006 Uterine Fibroid Embolization Update: Clinical Trial Examines Ways to Improve Treatment: UFE is known to be successful, but lately there has been some debate over the best and most effective type of embolytic particle...
October 30, 2006 When the Source of Heavy Bleeding is Discovered: In the first part of Heather Pitt’s story, she told us about her year-and-a-half-long bout with heavy uterine bleeding. In part two, she brings us full circle as the real problem is discovered...
October 24, 2006 Fibroids – When the Source of Heavy Bleeding Evades Diagnosis : Come along on the real life journey of Heather Pitt as she undergoes a myomectomy to treat her fibroids...
October 16, 2006 Healthy Diet Helps Tame Fibroids Symptoms: One of the advances that changed the way we look at vitamins was the discovery that too little folic acid is linked to birth defects. Women with fibroids can also benefit from this realm of dietary research...
October 11, 2006 A Personalized History of Fibroid Treatment Procedures – Part Two: We complete our tracing of three generations of women and their approaches to treating uterine fibroids...
October 03, 2006 Your Grandmother, Your Mother, and You – A Personalized History of Fibroids Treatment : The treatment of fibroids has evolved dramatically over the years and through the generations...
September 26, 2006 Pain During Sex – An Under-Reported Symptom of Fibroids : The National Women’s Health Information Center lists pain during sex as one of the seven main symptoms of uterine fibroids. Yet, when women talk about their experiences with fibroids, pain associated with sexual intercourse is something they tend to avoid...
September 18, 2006 Baby Blues – Depression Under-diagnosed in Postpartum Women: Researchers think the fast change in hormone levels may lead to depression, just as smaller changes in hormones can affect a woman’s moods before she gets her menstrual period...
September 12, 2006 Fibromyalgia – Update and New Research: Fibromyalgia affects an estimated 10 million Americans – 6 to 8 percent of the population – and is largely characterized by widespread musculoskeletal aches, pain and stiffness...
September 05, 2006 Research Finds More Biological Basis for Chronic Fatigue: To patients, the painful and debilitating symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome are all too real. To others, the disease is still shrouded in mystery...
August 28, 2006 Symptom Free At Last – A Patient’s Praise for Uterine Fibroid Embolization: It was 2002 when things began to escalate. “The uterus was getting so large that they thought I might have to have a hysterectomy...
August 21, 2006 Testosterone Patch Restores Vigor to Women in the Reproductive Years: It’s a given that many post-menopausal women will lose some of their edge when it comes to interest in sex and the continued enjoyment of strong bones and muscles. But when this natural decline...
August 16, 2006 It Takes Two to Tango – Part Two: Part one of this series focused on insights of how uterine fibroid embolization and fibroids patients have enabled the field of interventional radiology. In part two, John Kaufman, M.D., interventional radiologist, weighs in on state-of-the-art technology...
August 08, 2006 U.K. Advises More Aggressive Use of Breast Cancer Drug: Two thousand women in the United States alone will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. I’m not sure if I’m one of these women yet, since the second mammogram I’ve had in as many weeks will be tomorrow...
July 26, 2006 It Takes Two to Tango: Fibroids Doctor Acknowledges Debt to Patients: Fibroids do more than cause heavy bleeding and feelings of fullness that can send a woman to the bathroom more frequently than she ever thought possible...
July 18, 2006 Relax – the Diagnosis is an Ovarian Cyst: You’ve just been diagnosed with an ovarian cyst found by your doctor during your annual routine pelvic exam. Don’t panic. Most cysts will disappear on their own...
July 12, 2006 Chronic Vulvar Pain: Historic Misunderstanding and Biofeedback: When it comes to genitalia issues conversations get hushed – this has particularly been the case surrounding chronic vulvar pain, a condition of unknown origin...
July 06, 2006 Women Hardwired to Judge Potential Mates by Men’s Faces: If “just one look is all it took,” Motown had it right. Just one look does seem to be all it takes when it comes to women sizing men up by the look on their faces. Whether for future partners in child rearing or simply a fling...
June 28, 2006 Low Iron Impairs Women’s Brain and Body Power: I can’t say that I use all that information I learned about the Krebs cycle in a university nutrition course I took way back when. For that matter, the pages and pages of material on what vitamins and minerals are found...
June 20, 2006 When It Comes to Osteoporosis, Being Proactive is the Key: Fifty percent odds might be attractive to some gamblers, but when it comes to women’s health, the picture is anything but pretty. Still, that’s the truth according to the National Institutes of Health...
June 13, 2006 HPV Vaccine Brings Hope to Cervical Cancer Fight: Women suffering from cervical cancer or HPV will be remembering June 8, 2006 as the day the FDA approved the history-making vaccine, Gardisil. This vaccine neutralizes two strains of the human papilloma virus (HPV) responsible for cervical cancer...
June 08, 2006 Planning the Trip of a Lifetime – Women’s Health through the Ages: The Center for Women’s Health in Portland, Ore., works to offer patients proactive approaches to managing health and aging gracefully. They divided a woman’s life into four discrete segments...
May 31, 2006 Breath Test Research Continues for Breast Cancer: The Breast Cancer Research Program IDEA award has granted the University of Michigan almost half million dollars for cutting-edge research in breast cancer testing...
May 24, 2006 UAE Research Continues as More Women are Treated: Uterine fibroids are a troublesome health issue for many women. Even though fibroids are benign they often cause pain, pressure, heavy and prolonged bleeding and possible infertility...
May 16, 2006 HPV Linked to Skin Cancer: While many of us know by now that human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause a variety of conditions – from cervical cancer to plantar and genital warts – researchers at Dartmouth Medical School have news that is especially relevant as we head into the summer months...
May 08, 2006 Survey Finds Women Are Lax About Taking The Pill: Whether a woman takes her birth control pill first thing in the morning or right before going to bed at night, many women don’t realize that taking the pill at different intervals is putting them at a higher risk...
May 01, 2006 Obesity, Physical Fitness Predict Heart Health in Women: In the past two decades, medical, media and societal perspectives on obesity have sent a flurry of mixed messages regarding how acceptable – or how deadly – extra weight can be...
April 25, 2006 Weight-Lifting and Breast Cancer Survivors: Pumping Iron May Boost Spirits: For breast cancer survivors, aerobic exercise isn’t the only tool available to aid in their recovery...
April 19, 2006 Black Women More Likely to Die of Breast Cancer: Two new studies have shown that one of the diseases most feared by women of all walks of life, breast cancer, is more likely to lead to death in black American women than in their white counterparts...
April 10, 2006 New Technique Helps Fibroid Tumors: The good news about fibroid tumors is that they are not life-threatening. There’s nothing malignant about the tumors – they are not cancerous. Consequently, women who suffer from the symptoms of fibroids have time to consider their options...
April 03, 2006 Treating Moms’ Depression Can Halt Disorders in Kids: For anyone who has suffered from depression, it’s clear what a toll this psychological illness takes on one’s ability to lead a normal, fulfilling life. But now, new research indicates that the children of mothers...
March 27, 2006 Study Finds Link between the Pill and Migraines: A study recently published in the journal Neurology has confirmed suspicions that women who take oral contraceptives have increased risk of suffering from migraines and non-migraine headaches...
March 21, 2006 Women’s Mercury Levels on the Edge of Safety Limits : An October 2005 report, recently publicized by Greenpeace and the Sierra Club, provided further evidence to support the healthcare community’s increasing concern about environmental mercury contamination...
March 13, 2006 Birth Control = Extra Weight?: During her freshman year of college, Jacin P., now 25 years old and living in Hoboken, NJ, began using a birth control pill. She stopped taking the pill last December after six continuous years of the daily regimen, and that’s when she noticed...
March 08, 2006 Calcium Pills No Help – and Possibly Harmful: There is no benefit from calcium and vitamin D supplements for women over 50 according to a huge seven year, $18 million study...
February 28, 2006 Infertility and Lifestyle: What Men and Women Need to Know: For couples experiencing difficulty in trying to conceive, almost anything seems worth a try, and there is usually no shortage of people dispensing their personal remedies...
February 23, 2006 Comfort Food Cravings: Men Want Meat, Women Prefer Sweet: We don’t need Valentine’s Day candy to remind us of the age-old stereotype that women love chocolate. Turning to a tub of ice cream to soothe wounded feelings is practically a time-honored ritual. But as it turns out...
February 13, 2006 Minimally Invasive Technique Removes Ovarian Cysts: For women who suffer from ovarian cysts, the threat of losing ovary function is a big worry when deciding on a treatment. Women want relief from symptoms, but often feel apprehensive about surgical treatments...
February 06, 2006 MRI – Diagnostic Tool for Uterine Fibroids : Increasing numbers of interventional radiologists use MRIs to determine if their approach to embolizing uterine fibroids is appropriate for the patient...
February 01, 2006 Not For Everyone: Testing for Genetic Risk of Breast or Ovarian Cancer: One in 300 – 500 sounds like pretty good odds – unless you happen to be the woman with a gene that puts you at risk for breast or ovarian cancer...
January 23, 2006 African American Women and Uterine Fibroids: “At first my fibroids were nothing more than a menace,” Monique R. Brown writes in her introduction to “It’s A Sistah Thing: A Guide to Understanding and Dealing with Fibroids for Black Women...
January 17, 2006 For Postmenopausal Women, Low Fat Diets Beat Low-Carb : While many who have struggled with their weight swear by low-carb, high-fat and protein diets such as the Atkins diet and some studies have shown that these diets are highly effective for promoting weight loss, a recent study has unseated...
January 09, 2006 UFE Today and Tomorrow – A Conversation with a Georgetown Interventional Radiologist: Condoleezza Rice’s uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) performed in November 2004 was one of many James Spies, M.D., has undertaken since 1997...
January 03, 2006 Anger Towards Your Spouse Will Slow Body’s Healing Time: A recent study confirms the adage “don’t go to bed angry,” otherwise that cut on your hand may take longer to heal...
December 28, 2005 The Myth of “Natural” Hormones: When the dangers of synthetic hormone replacement therapy (HRT) were brought to light, menopausal women began looking for alternatives...
December 19, 2005 UFE Success Story – A Patient's Testimony: It was six years ago that Heidi Hormel put her trust in Harjit Singh, M.D. and became the interventional radiologist’s first uterine fibroid embolization patient...
December 12, 2005 BV – A Hidden Danger: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is one of the most common vaginal infections in America but it often goes undetected. Sometimes referred to as non-specific vaginitis or Gardnerella vaginitis, BV happens when the bad outweighs the good...
December 05, 2005 Managing Short-Term Pain Associated with UFE: Any time the uterus is stimulated, cramping will occur since the walls of the organ are muscular. So women who undergo uterine fibroid embolization are bound to experience...
November 28, 2005 Accutane and Pregnancy: How to Prevent a Lethal Combination: Despite the potential for severe birth defects if taken during pregnancy, a new study suggests that women who use the powerful acne drug Accutane are not following guidelines set up for them...
November 21, 2005 Uterine Fibroids 101 – Part Two: In Part One of our discussion we considered types, symptoms, and prevalence. Now we’ll move on to first an exploration of causes and then a survey of drug therapies...
November 14, 2005 Bed Rest Bad? Research Suggests It Doesn’t Improve Pregnancy Outcomes: Its very name implies rest and relaxation. But for many pregnant women, bed rest is hugely disruptive, something they would only do if pregnancy complications dictated it...
November 08, 2005 Cancer and Pregnancy: New Hope for Some Expectant Mothers: Only until very recently, pregnant women diagnosed with cancer faced a grim choice: Abort their babies or risk their lives. Most women confronted with this scenario were advised to end their pregnancies or else be forced to delay treatment for months...
October 31, 2005 Uterine Fibroid Embolization – What to Expect: In order to shed more light on UFE, the following is a step-by-step accounting of what the average patient having UFE might expect to encounter before, during and immediately after...
October 24, 2005 Hershey Doctors Partner to Empower Women with Uterine Fibroids: Pennsylvania might be behind California as far as trend setting goes. But when it comes to offering women with fibroids comprehensive care, the Hershey Medical Center is well ahead of the curve...
October 17, 2005 Uterine fibroids 101 – Types, Symptoms, Prevalence : If you’re fuzzy on fibroids basics, read up to learn more. Better yet, if you think you might suffer from fibroids, print this article and use it as a refresher before seeing your physician...
October 11, 2005 Fertility Prospects with Uterine Fibroid Embolization : Women in their child-bearing years with fibroids that need treatment are generally encouraged by two procedures that tend to preserve uterine function and thus their chances of becoming pregnant...
October 03, 2005 Funding and Fibroids – Women’s Health Research: Where are the research dollars for uterine fibroids? Across the board, this has been the question women have been asking over the past several years. Answers stir up a swirl of issues related to gender, class, race and changing roles of women in society...
September 26, 2005 Questioning the Validity of Automatic Oophorectomy: “When in doubt, take them out,” has been the standard medical procedure towards ovaries during a hysterectomy. Each year in the U.S. more than 600,000 hysterectomies are performed for mostly non-cancerous reasons ...
September 19, 2005 Undertreatment of Breast Cancer in Obese Women May Be Detrimental: Although there have been opinions or “folklore,” as one doctor calls it, in the medical field stating chemotherapy should be reduced in obese patients with breast cancer, a recent study says a reduction in chemotherapy in obese women should be avoided...
September 12, 2005 Low Dose Oral Contraceptive Takes PMDD Pain Away: While many women experience one or more symptoms of premenstrual syndrome each month, there is another class of females who suffer from premenstrual dysphoric disorder...
September 06, 2005 Clues to Managing Insomnia: The latest study says if you’re female, going back to school might bring on a better night’s sleep. Indeed, higher educational achievement improved women’s sleep...
August 29, 2005 Balance of Essential Fats may Prevent Bone Loss after Menopause: In the past few years, essential fatty acids have been hailed by many nutritionists and doctors as the newest holy grail of healthy eating, said to promote flexibility, improved mood and recovery...
August 22, 2005 Pushing the Fertility Boundary: For most women, fertility reaches a peak at 24 years of age and then gradually declines until it’s almost impossible to get pregnant after 45. But for a select group of women...
August 15, 2005 Fibroid Removal May Increase Success of In Vitro Fertilization : New research indicates that women with fibroids may have better reproductive technology outcomes if they have their fibroids removed before seeking treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF)...
August 08, 2005 Don’t Dread the Return: Staying Fit While Traveling : Donuts, sticky buns and huge syrupy coffee drinks while you’re waiting. Starchy snacks during the flight. Late dinner when you arrive, and since it’s a vacation, you go for both the appetizer and dessert. By the time you are through, you’re exhausted and it’s too late to exercise...
August 01, 2005 Lower Your Risk of PMS – Visit the Dairy Aisle: By now, most of us know eating foods high in calcium and vitamin D is good for our health, but a new study suggest that a diet rich in calcium and vitamin D may actually lower the risk of developing an all-too familiar female affliction: Premenstrual syndrome...
July 26, 2005 Post-Pregnancy Interventions Should Target Multiple Factors: For women at risk of health and family problems such as drug use, smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, family violence, and depression, a multifaceted approach may work better than isolating each of these problems...
July 18, 2005 Hormone Replacement Therapy – Stopping Abruptly May Cause Consequences : Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) used to be the main choice for menopausal women until the 2002 study that showed risks of breast cancer and heart disease outweighed benefits...
July 11, 2005 Digital Mammography: A Closer Look at Breast Cancer: For most women, one mammogram a year is enough. Being called back for a follow-up test just adds to the anxiety. In the future more women may be spared this stress...
July 05, 2005 Brain Changes Linked to Seizures, Anxiety During Menstrual Cycle: A recent study has shown that brain receptor changes during the menstrual cycle can affect anxiety and exacerbate seizures...
June 27, 2005 An Untapped Partnership: Interventional Radiologists and Gynecologists : Interventional radiologists are becoming increasingly involved in women’s health. However, it is rare to see them working in organized partnership with gynecologists...
June 20, 2005 Menopause – Worrying Can Make it Worse: In case women going through menopause need something else to worry about, a new study shows that worrying itself can increase the severity of menopause symptoms...
June 13, 2005 Pregnancy with Fibroids: What Are the Risks?: For women and couples with dreams of children, a diagnosis of uterine fibroids can be a crushing piece of news. Symptomatic uterine fibroids, benign tumors that grow inside the uterus and in the uterine wall...
June 06, 2005 Take the Red Elevator – A Myomectomy Story – Part Four: It’s now six weeks out from the myomectomy, and Calderon is looking more herself these days. Her long curly hair is swept back off her face and twisted into a knot on the back of her head, and she’s studying...
May 31, 2005 Take the Red Elevator – A Myomectomy Story – Part Three: “The day after the operation they got me up, and I walked for two minutes until I felt nauseated and had to stop,” Argelis Calderon said. “I almost had more problems from gas than I did from pain at the incision...
May 23, 2005 Take the Red Elevator - A Myomectomy Story - Part Two: The next thing Argelis Calderon knew, she was in the recovery room. The notion that her husband had grabbed a sandwich and drank cappuccino while he waited was lost to her...
May 16, 2005 Take the Red Elevator – A Myomectomy Story - Part One: "The nurse said to take the red elevator," Calderon said. “We were the only ones in it, but when we arrived at the third floor there was a line of others waiting to check in for their surgeries...
May 15, 2005 HPV Linked to Skin Cancer: Risks and Prevention: While many of us know by now that human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause a variety of conditions – from cervical cancer to plantar and genital warts – researchers at Dartmouth Medical School have news that is especially relevant as we head into the summer months...
May 09, 2005 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: A Leading Cause of Infertility : Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a disease of the female reproductive tract that affects an estimated 1 million women annually in the United States, with 250,000 women requiring hospitalization...
May 02, 2005 Menopause and Perimenopause: What Every Woman Should Know: As most women know, menopause is the time in late middle age when the female body stops producing eggs, and menstruation stops. But there are a number of less well-known facts about menopause...
April 25, 2005 Catch the Interventional Radiology Wave – Treating Conditions from Fibroids to Cancer: If the term interventional radiology is puzzling, join the crowd. Maybe it’s because interventional radiology crosses so many traditional medical boundaries that it hasn’t a home in any...
April 18, 2005 Benefits of Embolization Dependable Over Time: For patients and doctors familiar with the problems of uterine fibroids, uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) has made a name for itself as the “next big thing” on the market. But some remained reluctant to try the procedure until data on longer-term success rates was available...
April 11, 2005 Racial Disparities Seen in Endometrial Cancer: New findings have indicated that when it comes to fighting endometrial cancer, African-American women may have more difficulty beating the disease than their Caucasian counterparts...
April 05, 2005 Diagnosing Adenomyosis Presents Problems: Cheryl Anderson’s gynecologist thought she had fibroids, but after she finally decided to have a hysterectomy the pathologist who analyzed tissue from her uterus came back with the diagnoses of adenomyosis...
March 28, 2005 Embolization - A Safer Option for Would-Be Moms: Uterine fibroids – benign tumors that grow in the uterus, the walls of the uterus, or the surrounding areas – afflict the women who have them with a host of symptoms. These range from pesky (“off-cycle” bleeding) to highly painful and disruptive of lives and lifestyles...
March 21, 2005 Uterine Fibroids: A Range of Treatment Options: There are a number of treatment options for fibroids, with new adjustments and improvements occurring periodically. This is good news for fibroids sufferers, because it means that they have a variety of cutting-edge treatment options...
March 14, 2005 Uterine Fibroids: Overview and Update: Uterine fibroids are benign (non-cancerous) tumors in the uterus or uterine wall. They form when hormones cause the overgrowth of muscle and other tissue cells, and can vary in size from the size of a pencil eraser to larger than a grapefruit...
March 03, 2005 Alternative to Surgery – UFE Treats Fibroids: More than a quarter of the women alive have fibroids, although only half experience symptoms that can include pelvic pain, pain during sex, excessive vaginal bleeding or a feeling of abdominal or pelvic fullness...
February 23, 2005 Understanding and Detecting Paget’s Disease : Paget’s disease is a rare form of breast cancer characterized by dermatitis and eczema-like symptoms in the nipple area. A woman whose cancer did not benefit from early detection said, “One of the biggest problems with Paget’s disease of the nipple is that the symptoms appear to be harmless...
February 14, 2005 Alternative Therapies for Menopausal Symptoms: According to the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), 40 percent of menopausal women seek medical attention to alleviate symptoms including hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, irritability and depression. Women are now seeking out alternative solutions such as regular exercise...
February 07, 2005 Endometrial Cancer has High Recurrence Rate : Endometrial cancer is one of the most common cancers in women and takes 7,000 lives annually. Worse, the latest research concludes that it tends to come back after successful treatment. Based on trials with 915 patients who had surgical treatment between 1984 and 1996, Mayo Clinic researchers...
January 31, 2005 Explaining Pelvic Pain: Not Always an Easy Task: Many women experience pelvic pain for one reason or another, but its causes often go undiagnosed. Frequently, pelvic pain is written off as being due to menstrual cramps, but in fact, it can indicate a variety of different ailments and conditions...
January 11, 2005 Gene Therapy Proven to Treat Fibroids in Mice: A recent study has found that gene therapy is effective in curbing fibroids in mice. Dr. Ayman Al-Hendy and other researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas conducted the study.
December 01, 2004 Fibroids Update: Who is At Risk and Recommended Treatments: Uterine fibroids, often just called “fibroids,” are benign (noncancerous) tumors in the uterus, fed by blood flowing to the uterus from the uterine artery. They are among the most common health complaints in woman of reproductive age.
November 24, 2004 Fibroid Treatment Device Gains FDA Approval: A device called ExAblate, used for the treatment of uterine fibroids, won expedited approval from the FDA last month.
November 19, 2004 Condoleezza Rice to Have Fibroid Procedure : U.S. Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice will undergo a minimally invasive procedure for fibroids on Friday in Washington, D.C.
November 02, 2004 Robotic Myomectomy Offers High-Tech Solution for Fibroids: A new and exciting surgical technique has become an option for women who want to preserve their uterus while treating uterine fibroids effectively.
October 14, 2004 Interventional Radiology: Medicine’s Hot New Specialty: Most people can name the main activities of a pediatrician or an OB/GYN, but it is far more infrequent that people outside of the medical sector talk about “going to the interventional radiologist.” So what exactly do IRs do, and why are they suddenly getting so much attention from the media?
October 07, 2004 Acupuncture as an Alternative Treatment for Fibroids: Acupuncture can help patients with uterine fibroids, for example those who wish to avoid surgery or those who feel they have not been helped by Western medical techniques.
September 27, 2004 Spotlight on UFE: Cutting-Edge Fibroid Treatment Steals Television, Newspaper Spots: In the past few months, stories about UFE have appeared in special reports from NBC Nightly News, on the television news magazine 20/20, and in The Wall Street Journal.
August 19, 2004 Extracellular-Matrix Proteins: the Key to Unlocking Uterine Fibroids and Keloids: For the first time, a group of scientists at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) have identified a genetic irregularity associated with the development of both uterine fibroids and keloids.
August 05, 2004 Combining Myomectomy and Artery Ligation Reduces Recurrence of Fibroids: A new approach to treating uterine fibroids — combining myomectomy and uterine artery ligation — has eliminated the recurrence of fibroids in a new study, report doctors in Taiwan.
July 26, 2004 Doctors Note Diet May be a Risk Factor in Uterine Fibroids: While there are now a number of minimally invasive treatments available for dealing with fibroids once they occur, some doctors think prevention may be possible by eliminating foods that may increase women’s risk factors for fibroids.
July 14, 2004 Progenta Under Study in Europe for Fibroid Treatment : The drug Progenta is now being used in a European study to test its effectiveness in treating uterine fibroids. The study hopes to gauge the effectiveness of Progenta as an alternative to traditional GnRHa therapy.
June 21, 2004 New Ultrasound Therapy Gives Hope to Fibroid Patients, Doctors: A new treatment for fibroid tumors has turned heads of doctors and patients alike, because while non-invasive, it also seems to be successful at breaking up the non-cancerous tumors.
June 09, 2004 Fibroid Tumors Lack Essential Protein, Study Finds: A June 2 release from the National Institutes of Health has uncovered some recent findings on the causes of – and potential ideas for treatment for – uterine fibroids.
June 02, 2004 Study: UFE Does Not Compromise Egg Reserve: A study conducted by doctors and researchers at the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome recently found that uterine fibroid embolization does not compromise egg reserves in women’s ovaries.
May 19, 2004 MRI Recommended for Evaluating Uterine Fibroids for Treatment: New research is recommending magnetic resonance imagine (MRI) as the preferred way to evaluate uterine fibroids for proper treatment.
May 07, 2004 Uterine Fibroids: Who is At Risk?: While not all women with fibroids are diagnosed, research has indicated that it is likely that about 80% of all women have uterine fibroids by the time they reach menopause.
April 26, 2004 Small Fibroids Increase Risk of Miscarriage: New research on uterine fibroids and miscarriage suggests that smaller fibroids, which are often not considered by doctors to be troubling, may actually pose a greater risk of miscarriage to women who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant.
April 15, 2004 UFE Offers Patients Relief and Results: New research comparing the older and newer procedures for treating uterine fibroids shows UFE is as effective and may have fewer side-effects than the older, lengthier procedures.
April 06, 2004 Interventional Radiology: Partnering to Foster Medical Advances: While minimally invasive technology steadily gains new ground, a specific medical subspecialty, interventional radiology, is also increasing in influence and popularity.
March 26, 2004 Reimbursement Support is Available for Fibroid Patients: Women have medical choices when it comes to treating uterine fibroids. Yet why are many unaware of them? One reason may be the difficulty with obtaining medical insurance coverage to pay for the alternative method of treating uterine fibroids.
March 12, 2004 Raloxifene for Fibroids: A recent study suggests that raloxifene, a prescription drug most commonly used to treat osteoporosis in post-menopausal women, may also be useful in addressing fibroids.
March 02, 2004 GnRH Agonists Play Role in Bone Loss: Research from a variety of sources has suggested that GnRH agonists, a group of medications used as hormone therapy for treating uterine fibroids and other disorders of the female reproductive tract, are instrumental in reducing bone mineral density (BMD).
February 17, 2004 Study Shows Link Between Uterine Fibroids, Severe Pain During Sex: Research and study results recently published have shown that uterine fibroids are associated with pain during sexual intercourse, but not with painful menstruation.
February 03, 2004 Research Shows Successful Pregnancies Possible After Uterine Fibroid Embolization: Uterine fibroid embolization, or UFE, has proven to be a groundbreaking procedure in terms of methods, recovery time, and the preservation of fertility and uterine function after recovery.
January 24, 2004 UFE for Uterine Fibroids Gains Doctors’ Approval: A recent study presented some positive findings about the efficacy and rates of doctor approval of uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) for uterine fibroids.
January 05, 2004 Abortion Pill May Be Effective for Fibroid Treatment: The RU-486 pill used to terminate early pregnancies, also known as mifepristone or the "abortion pill," has been found to have impressive potential as a treatment for uterine fibroids.
December 30, 2003 Freezing Shrinks Fibroids, Eliminates Need for Surgery: A procedure known as cryomyolysis can eliminate the need for surgery in the treatment of uterine fibroids.
December 23, 2003 Few Doctors Discuss Hysterectomy Procedures with Patients: A recent survey published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology offered surprising insights: doctors opt for total versus partial hysterectomy for their patients when surgically treating non-cancerous conditions such as fibroid tumors.
December 04, 2003 Hysterectomy Can Cause Urinary Incontinence: Hysterectomy, the removal of the uterus, is the second most common abdominal surgery in the United States and is performed to treat or prevent a large number of medical problems or illnesses, from uterine fibroids to cancer.
November 24, 2003 Pregnancy Possible After Uterine Fibroid Embolization Procedure: The UFE procedure is unique among minimally invasive fibroid treatments because patients have been able to become pregnant and carry those pregnancies to term after recovering from the procedure.
November 22, 2003 Post-Hysterectomy Risk of Thyroid Cancer: According to several studies conducted in the past decade, women who have undergone surgery to remove the uterus have an increased risk of developing cancer of the thyroid gland(s) within the period of time following their hysterectomy.
November 21, 2003 Ultrasound Can Treat Uterine Fibroids: Recently, the use of targeted, high-intensity ultrasound has become a popular noninvasive alternative to surgery in the treatment of uterine fibroids.
November 01, 2003 Supracervical Hysterectomy Preserves Cervix: Women who hear the term hysterectomy from a gynecologist experience certain deaths: the death of their reproductive lives and in the past, the death of their sex lives.