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Safe to Stop the Flow?: Differing Attitudes Found Between Women and Doctors Concerning Menstrual Suppression

... continuous oral contraceptive therapy to suppress menstruation is, in fact, medically safe and acceptable. The ... Symptoms cited as the most bothersome aspects of menstruation included cramping, mood swings, bloating and ... her menses? "The symptoms that often accompany menstruation - from depression to bloating and headaches - can ...

Differing attitudes found between women and doctors concerning menstrual suppression

... continuous oral contraceptive therapy to suppress menstruation is, in fact, medically safe and acceptable. The ... contraceptives are already available to reduce menstruation and the FDA recently approved the first ... Symptoms cited as the most bothersome aspects of menstruation included cramping, mood swings, bloating and ...

Young Ballerinas May Face Heart, Bone Risks

... new research suggests. Inadequate food intake and lack of menstruation can place dancers at higher risk for the "cardiovascular and bone density ... ballerinas to determine the incidence of disordered eating, lack of menstruation (amenorrhea), abnormal vascular function and low bone density. The ...

New ovarian stimulation technique offers more cancer patients the chance to preserve their fertility

... only at the beginning of a woman's menstrual cycle (the day that menstruation starts). Therefore, if the cancer diagnosis is made at any other time in ... in the proliferative phase of their cycle (the time from the start of menstruation to ovulation) using standard stimulation medications (GnRH-analogues and ...

Ovary Removal May Play a Role in Lung Cancer

... The researchers analyzed the patients' socio-demographic information, place of residency, jobs, medical and smoking history, and (among women) menstruation and pregnancy histories. "A major strength of this study was the detailed smoking information which we obtained from all study participants," ...

Ovary removal may increase lung cancer risk

... Canada. They assessed socio-demographic characteristics, residential history, occupational exposures, medical and smoking history, and (among women) menstruation and pregnancy histories. "A major strength of this study was the detailed smoking information which we obtained from all study participants; this ...

Ovu-Trac(R) Home Test Kit From OvumOptics Predicts Ovulation with 96.2% Accuracy

... of her cycle (counting forward from the first day of menstruation). However, ovulation is best measured by counting backwards from the first day of menstruation - counting forward is only useful for those with the "average" 28-day menstrual cycle. As a result, many women following these ...

Breast-feeding OK for Most Moms with MS

... exclusively began menstruating again at a later time than did women who did not breast-feed. In women with MS, the researchers found that a lack of menstruation due to breast-feeding was associated with a reduced risk of postpartum relapse. Of the women with MS, 52 percent chose not to breast-feed, and 87 ...

Heavy Periods May Be Due to a Clotting Disorder

... aren't meant only for doctors. Women with heavy menstrual cycles should watch for these signs as well because about 25 percent of women with heavy menstruation have an undiagnosed bleeding disorder, said Dr. Andra James, an obstetrician at Duke University Medical Center and the study's lead author. "Heavy ...

Experts reach consensus on diagnosis and treatment of bleeding disorders in women

... New York, New York, June 2, 2009 Because bleeding from the reproductive tract is a naturally occurring event during menstruation and childbirth, women who exhibit menorrhagia, or excessive bleeding after their menstrual cycle, may have underlying diseases that are ...

Neurocrine Announces Full Year Results from 603 Study (Petal Study) of Elagolix for Treatment of Endometriosis Pain

... at Week 24 was 77% and at Week 48 was 64% based on the definition of an improvement of greater than or equal to 1 point (elagolix 150 mg qd). As menstruation returned following discontinuation of elagolix, dysmenorrhea symptoms become more common but did not reach baseline severity. At Week 48 the mean ...

Study Rates Breast Cancer Risks Among Races

... of benign breast disease was linked with an 80 percent increased risk in white women and a 40 percent increased risk in black women. Onset of menstruation after age 12 was associated with a reduced risk of up to 40 percent in white women, but did not reduce risk among black women. A personal history ...

Xanodyne's New Drug Application for the Treatment of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (Menorrhagia) Accepted for Filing with a Priority Review Classification

... condition encountered by obstetricians, gynecologists and primary care physicians. Menorrhagia has been described as regular, normal intervals of menstruation with excessive volume that may exceed 80 milliliters of blood loss per menstrual cycle. At present, no pharmacotherapy has ever been approved by the ...

Reproductive Factors May Protect Women from Parkinson's Disease

... Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009. The study found that women who have more years of fertile lifespan (number of years from first menstruation to menopause) had a lower risk of developing the disease than women with fewer years of fertile lifespan. The fertile lifespan is a marker for the ...

Naturally produced estrogen may protect women from Parkinson's disease

... February 25, 2009 (Bronx, NY) Women who have more years of fertility (the time from first menstruation to menopause) have a lower risk of developing Parkinsons disease than women with fewer years, according to a large, new study by researchers at ...

Hormones May Help Shield Women from Parkinson's

... hormones may help protect her from developing Parkinson's disease, a new study finds. Women with a longer fertile lifespan (the time from first menstruation to menopause) have a lower risk of the neurological disease, according to the findings released Wednesday and scheduled to be presented at the ...

Alternative Therapy for Adhesion and Endometriosis Pain Examined in New Book 'Miracle Moms, Better Sex, Less Pain'

... sites of endometrial implants." Women with endometrial implants often report a great deal of pain, which may occur before and during menstruation (dysmenorrhea), with ovulation, with sex (dyspareunia), with urination, bowel movements, diarrhea, or constipation. While physicians ...

Migraines associated with lower risk of breast cancer

... with hormones," Li said. "For example, women who take oral contraceptives three weeks of active pills and one week of inactive pills to trigger menstruation tend to suffer more migraines during their hormone-free week," he said. Conversely, pregnancy a high-estrogen state is associated with a ...

Risk assessment tool not reliable predictor for some women at high risk of breast cancer

... risk of developing breast cancer." The Gail model considers the woman's family history of breast cancer, her age, and her ages at the onset of menstruation and at first live birth, as well as the number of breast biopsies undergone and presence of atypical hyperplasia found in biopsies. About 5 percent ...

Successive Births, HRT Use Boost Joint Replacement Risks

... more than 12,000 of the women needed a hip replacement and almost 10,000 needed a knee replacement. The researchers concluded that starting menstruation at or before the age of 11 increased the probability of knee and hip replacement by between 9 percent and 15 percent. Each successive birth increased ...

Changes in sex steroids associated with menopause

... in most women (as is frequently and erroneously believed), and most of the fall in estradiol levels occurs within a year or two of the final menstruation period," Sowers said. Menopause is a four-to-10 year multifaceted process occurring in women at mid-life and is associated with numerous ...

UNC trial: oral contraceptives may ease suffering of women with severe PMS

... depression, mood swings, difficulty focusing and trouble sleeping. For many women with PMDD, five or more of these symptoms occur the week before menstruation starts and disappear a few days after the period begins. The National Institute of Mental Health awarded UNC a $3 million grant for a five-year ...

Recent Genetic Discoveries Don't Improve Prediction of Breast Cancer

... SNPs to the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT) makes no improvement in the prediction accuracy. The BCRAT uses a woman's age, age at first menstruation and at birth of first child, family history of breast cancer, and breast biopsy results to predict her risk of disease to obtain its prediction. ...

Diabetes Drug May Prevent Early Puberty in Young Girls

... metformin once a day for four years. Compared to the girls who received no treatment, the girls in the treatment group started puberty and menstruation later, gained about 50 percent less fat, and became less insulin resistant. The girls in the treatment group continued to grow taller, while most of ...

Ovarian function and fertility preserved in women with severe systemic lupus erythematosus

... amenorrhea developed in 51% (n=20/39) of women in group A vs 4% (n=1) in group B. 14% (3/22) of women in group A and 67% (2/3) in group B resumed menstruation following cessation of therapy. Age (p The median age of women with amenorrhea was 36 years (range 19-46) in group A and 33 years (range ...

Post-menopausal therapy to improve women's quality of life

... of time makes ovaries lose their ability to produce estrogens and progesterone, the hormones which regulate the menstrual cycle. In this stage, when menstruation cesses, there appear physical and psychical changes such as hot flushes, sweating, vaginal dryness, articulation and bone pain, headaches, insomnia, ...

Mission Pharmacal Launches Ferralet(R) 90 for Treatment of the Leading Cause of Anemia in the U.S.

... and tolerable can help restore iron levels back into normal range." One in five women is iron deficient and at risk for developing anemia.(2) menstruation is a leading cause of iron deficiency anemia in women by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.(3) Women with IDA may better tolerate ...

Trial finds tenofovir gel safe for daily use and most women adhered to study regimens

... the daily-use groups, an average of 83 percent reported study gel use in the past week. The two most cited reasons women gave for not using gel was menstruation (41 percent) and forgetting (23 percent). Overall, 41 percent of the women indicated there was nothing they disliked about using the gel and 39 ...

Exercise Eases Some Menopause Symptoms

... Paradoxically, the researchers found that a mid-level of exercise appeared to make symptoms worse for some women in the late transitional stage, when menstruation may cease for three to 11 months and hormones hit new highs and new lows. After analyzing the data, the investigators concluded that the intensity of ...

The Queen Of All Contraceptives Released

... is landing on pharmacy shelves this month. Now menstruation may never be the same- it may disappear ... reflected popular opinion when he observed that menstruation doomed girls to failure in college. Comparing ... that women belonged in the domestic sphere; menstruation figured prominently among the reasons. Once ...

Should Menstrual Suppression Be a Lifestyle Choice?

... as a lifestyle choice for women who dislike menstruation or find it inconvenient. But is ... is safe, even beneficial, because monthly menstruation is unnecessary, even unhealthy. They believe that monthly menstruation throughout adulthood is a modern development and ...

Should Menstrual Suppression Be a Lifestyle Choice?

... as// a lifestyle choice for women who dislike menstruation or find it inconvenient. But is menstrual ... is safe, even beneficial, because monthly menstruation is unnecessary, even unhealthy. They believe that monthly menstruation throughout adulthood is a modern development and ...

New Study: Pine Bark Significantly Reduces Endometriosis

... prior to the study. After confirming regular menstruation and ovulation for three months before treatment, ... occurred. "As expected, Gn-RHa suppressed menstruation during treatment, whereas no influence on ... of starting treatment and return of ovulation and menstruation varies. Endometriosis affects women in ...

Call Center Workers At An Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer

... play havoc with the menstrual cycle. "Painful menstruation (dysmenorrhea), absence of menstruation (amenorrhea), and heavy menstruation (menorrhagia) are conditions associated with ...

Pause as you please

... tablet has been experimented that can suppress menstruation for as long as a woman wants should be available ... all women, and are often unreliable at blocking menstruation over longer timespans.Taking the contraceptive ... control over her reproductive functions and menstruation is one function that many women would like to ...

Asthma linked to irregular menstruation

... asthmatic women have tendency of// irregular menstruation. Irregular menstruation is often caused by polycystic ovary syndrome, severe stress, serious ... may cause disturbances in the menstrual cycle. Secondly, irregular menstruation and its treatment may cause asthma. And thirdly, common etiological ...

Early puberty linked to nutrition

... a healthy weight throughout all life.// Because in a long term, the early menstruation entails a serious risk for health, because the long exposition to ... that sends signs to the central nervous system. Also the early menstruation is usual in those who have a reduced sport activity. This is why a ...

Appropriate Sanitation Gives Confidence for the Schoolgirls

... dispose of sanitary wastes hygienically. The government, in collaboration with UNICEF, has also taken steps to educate girls above 10 about menstruation so they are well versed with the changes in their body, and are prepared to tackle them. "We have introduced this scheme since girls in rural ...

Novel Investigational Drug May Help American Women Suffering from Breast Pain

... many as 50% of American women talk to their physician about breast pain including swelling, tenderness and lumps that increase prior and during menstruation and may continue for several days. The pain is not only physical. Psychological stress is often associated with undergoing mammograms, ultrasound ...
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