Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that two common types of hormone therapy may alter breast ...

Microscopic colitis progression showed links with smoking, celiac disease, and a potential protective role of bilateral ...

Prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy is associated with approximately a 50% reduction in risk of breast cancer. There are side effects associated with the surgery that need to be considered.

Little is known about what causes ovarian cancer , and there is no way to detect it early yet. About 75% of the time when someone ...

If you're getting your ovaries removed, here's a rundown of how the surgery works, plus its benefits and risks, according to ...

Objective This study aimed to examine rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk associated with hormonal and reproductive factors in women from the large cohort of the UK Biobank.Methods Data on hormonal and ...

Data from the Nurses’ Health Study show that early hysterectomy, especially with oophorectomy, significantly increases cardiovascular risk in young women.

About a month ago, I woke up without hearing in my left ear. I initially suspected a wax blockage or a blocked eustachian ...

Removal of a woman’s ovaries (known as bilateral oophorectomy, ovariectomy or, historically, ovariotomy) is undertaken in a number of countries. An estimated 19 000 women aged <60 years had a ...

Olivia Munn now sees her breast cancer scars as proof that she battled and won. How her SKIMS campaign helped her let go of insecurity.