Ovary - Articles
How to Detect Ovarian Cancer
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Cascia T.
My mother-in-law recently introduced me to the Dr. Oz show. In case you are not familiar with Dr. Oz, his name is Mehmet Oz and he is a, "Vice-Chair and Professor of Surgery at Columbia University. He directs the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital. His research interests include heart ...
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Waiting sucks!
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Candi Houston
... generally have high or abnormal levels of androgens or male hormones like testosterone. This is a main cause of PCOS. These hormones are produced by the stromal part of the ovary in women (the stromal area is located in the center of the ovary) while the egg follicles themselves produce the estrogen and progesterone in women. The procedure/ surg ...
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Waiting sucks!
by
Candi Houston
... generally have high or abnormal levels of androgens or male hormones like testosterone. This is a main cause of PCOS. These hormones are produced by the stromal part of the ovary in women (the stromal area is located in the center of the ovary) while the egg follicles themselves produce the estrogen and progesterone in women. The procedure/ surg ...
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Reminder to Self: RELAX
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winnyninnypoopoo
Female Cycle and EndorphinsNot too great of a weekend. This latest pancreatitis exacerbation has left me with fatigue that won't stop and pain that won't let me sleep. I am going to take another trammadol in a few minutes to see if that will let the mind/pain connection break. Am drinking a lot of Ensure, it's really expensive. I think it would be ...
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Weight Loss and Your Health
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MJT
Maintaining a healthy weight is truly vital to keeping yourself in tip-top shape, and not just so you can get in to that little dress for the holiday parties.Keeping your weight at a healthy level is a huge step toward the prevention a of a large number of diseases that you don't want to find yourself burdened with. These can include: diabetes, sle ...
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Raw Food Cures From God
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Marillyn B.
I found this article through myNOAH (Nourishing Organics Affectionate Homes) group.I will be posting some information that I've learned through this amazing group of women. If you are in the Des Moines area or live in Iowa, please join this group. Teresa, the group leader, has been (and still is) the most influential part of my decision to live a ...
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pumpkin shortage guilt
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Taking Heart
Head noise... I have come to the conclusion that my uterus is closing shop. My ovaries can ache all they want… but no follicular phase will generate offspring in this girl again. Nope. After 5 pregnancies in 11 years, I am finally at peace with my decision. I have always dreamed of having four children, and I believe that after losing my la ...
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Ramadan and home from Hospital
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Neo-Conduit
Finally Home. I had been feeling really awful from last Monday. Tummy pains, back ache etc. I thought that maybe it was a mid cycle thing as I have experienced in the past haemorrhagic Cysts on my ovaries, that have necessitated peritoneal lavage for removal of blood and infection. I just thought I would wait it out, and by day three the pain was ...
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Bad, bad patient and leaking P.I.C.C Line
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Neo-Conduit
... ay. Damn, gah. Last night I returned as summoned by the Gods of E.D. Just to wait over 2 hours in a freezing waiting room, that was rapidly filling up with emergent cases. My ovary was ovulating (it has a tendency toward haemorrhagic cysts) on the right hand side and the Neobladder was crushing it periodically, causing radiating vaginal and leg, ba ...
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