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The use of chemotherapy for the treatment of breast cancer can result in transient or permanent amenorrhea, and research indicates that each month of chemotherapy translates into 1.5 year of lost reproductive life. This is especially significant for women younger than 40 years, which accounts for 6% of the population diagnosed with breast cancer.

Recent studies have indicated that β-adrenergic signaling is involved in the regulation of immune responses to breast tumor cells, and data from in vivo studies show an association between β-adrenergic signaling with increased nodal involvement and development of metastasis but no effect on primary tumor growth. Based on this evidence, Dr Thomas I. Barron, from the department of pharmacology and therapeutics at Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, in Dublin, Ireland, and colleagues chose to explore the relationship between beta blocker use and breast tumor characteristics as well as breast cancer morbidity.

Cervical cancer is preventable. Early detection of pre-cancerous changes - through screening - is key.

Study Links Clinical Benefits of Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Urinary Urge Incontinence to Improved Quality of Life

Painful bladder condition affects about one million Americans

Commercial Calcium Carbonate Vs. Commercial Calcium Citrate

Questions to help you begin the conversation about HPV and HPV testing with your doctor. These can help determine if HPV testing is right for you.

This is the exercise which, when done faithfully and correctly, can help decrease the urgency a patient may have and help with both urge incontinence and stress incontinence. The pelvic floor muscle is like a hammock that stretches from the pubic bone in the front to the tailbone in the back.

It is easier to understand uterine and vaginal wall relaxation (prolapse) if one has a working knowledge of normal anatomy. The support system of the uterus, urethra, bladder and to some degree the rectum is the vagina, specifically the "fascia".

Myofascial pain syndrome represents the largest group of poorly recognizd and undertreated acuate and chronic medical problems in clinical practice.

Most clinicians consider communicating information to patients about risk among their most important duties; however, few have time to effectively convey all relevant information.

This list of US-based National Institutes of Health trials includes US phase III and IV clinical trials recruiting female participants.

Primary cesarean births account for most of the increasing cesarean birth rate in the US, according to recent study findings.

Analysis of data from the 2006-2008 National Survey of Family Growth reveals that use of emergency contraception in the US has more than doubled since 2002, from 4.2% to 9.7%, but remains highly dependent on whether physicians provide counseling about EC.

Although mode of delivery does not seem to influence the occurrence of postpartum depression, a number of other factors do, according to a study.

A diet high in sodium and low in potassium raises the risk of death from any cause by 50% and doubles the risk of death from heart attack, according to a new study.

A Virginia woman went to her gynecologist for an annual physical. The pap smear revealed human papillomavirus and abnormal cells. A cone biopsy was performed and the pathology report from the biopsy revealed adenoid cystic carcinoma. However, the gynecologist did not tell the patient about the cervical cancer; instead she was told to undergo a hysterectomy.

Women who don't smoke, have a body mass index lower than 25, exercise at least 30 minutes a day, and adhere to a Mediterranean-style diet, have a significantly lower risk of sudden cardiac death, a new study finds.

Over a 3-year period, exemestane reduced the relative incidence of invasive breast cancer by 65% in healthy postmenopausal women at moderately increased risk for breast cancer, according to the findings of a randomized trial.

Researchers in England have found a strong link between the number of eggs retrieved in a single cycle of in vitro fertilization and live birth rate.

Researchers have identified a gene associated with 70% of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancers, according to a new study.

More information is needed before physicians should start routinely screening pregnant women for vitamin D deficiency, according to an ACOG recently issued committee opinion statement.

Simultaneous screening with serum cancer antigen (CA)-125 and transvaginal ultrasound does not reduce the number of deaths from ovarian cancer, according to trial findings.

Use of long-acting reversible contraception - intrauterine devices and subdermal implants - in the United States more than doubled between 2002 and 2008, according to a new study.

Those who had hoped that the combination of routine screening with cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) and pelvic ultrasound would promote an earlier diagnosis and improved survival for women with ovarian cancer were dealt a harsh blow when the PLCO trail results were reported.

Ectopic pregnancy is one of the most challenging medical conditions.

This depends on the types and the severity of the prolapse. Generally, most women are not aware of the presence of mild prolapse. When prolapse is moderate or severe, symptoms may include sensation of a lump inside the vagina or disturbance in the function of the affected organs, such as: Bladder: stress incontinence, urgency, frequency, incomplete emptying, dribbling, recurrent urine infections.

Symptoms related to menopause, including insomnia, nervousness, melancholia, vertigo, weakness, fatigue, hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and urinary incontinence, denote a decline in a woman's quality of life. Further, the symptoms a woman may experience vary according to age.