Researchers have found bacteria in women’s ovaries and fallopian tubes — locations previously believed to be sterile. The investigators also discovered that women with ovarian cancer have a different bacterial population in these locations than women without the cancer. This finding raises the question of whether bacteria in the upper reproductive tract might play a role in the development or progression of ovarian cancer.
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To Burn Sugar or Not to Burn Sugar: How Eggs Store Fuel for Embryo Development
Reproduction is highly dependent on diet and the ability to use nutrients to grow and generate energy. This is clearly seen in women, who must provide all the nutritional building blocks required to support a growing embryo. As a result, metabolic diseases like diabetes and obesity are closely linked with several female reproductive disorders such as: Infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome, and ovarian cancer. However, the precise links between reproductive processes and metabolism remains poorly understood.
Why Women Should not be Alarmed by IVF Ovarian Cancer Link
A landmark study has discovered that the risk of developing ovarian cancer rises by more than one third for women undergoing fertility treatment.
IVF and a Link to Ovarian Cancer: Women Who Need Fertility Treatment are a Third More Likely to Develop the Disease, Reveals Major UK study
IVF patients are a third more likely to develop ovarian cancer, a landmark UK study suggests.Doctors say the extra risk shows the need for women to be screened for the disease following fertility treatment.
Gene Studies Shed Light on Women’s Reproductive Health
Genetics has revolutionized the study of women’s cancers. Now a woman can swab her cheek and learn whether she’s at an elevated risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer. And if she does find a lump in her chest, that woman can take another genetic test to determine whether she’s a good candidate for targeted drug therapy.
New Study Links Hormone Replacement Therapy To Increased Ovarian Cancer Risk
New research shows women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to combat the symptoms of menopause are at a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer.
The Deadliest Below-the-Belt Disease You Need to Know About
You’re a grown women who takes charge of her sexual health and sees her gyno regularly, but you may still be forgetting one crucial part of the picture: your ovaries. We get it–they’re out of sight and out of mind, right? But did you know that ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynecological disease and that there’s no real early screening tool available?
Irregular Menses Linked to High Risk of Ovarian Cancer
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Barbara A. Cohn, Ph.D. Women with irregular menses had a statistically significant 2.4 fold increase in risk of death due to any form ovarian cancer, and a statistically significant 3-fold increase in risk of death due to late stage serous disease.
Is There a Link Between Endometriosis and Ovarian Cancer?
There are several theories regarding the etiology of ovarian cancer. Certain reproductive factors (early menarche, late menopause, low parity, infertility) are associated with increased risk. The most widely accepted theory explains the origin of ovarian cancer by the repeated epithelial trauma accompanying ovulations. The surface trauma is followed by repair, during which mutations could occur, resulting in malignant transformation.
An Aspirin a Day to Reduce Your Ovarian Cancer Risk? Maybe, NCI Study Says, But More Research Needed
Women who take aspirin daily may reduce their risk of ovarian cancer by 20 percent – or even more with the low-dose variety – according to a study led by scientists at the National Cancer Institute, published Thursday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.