Dr. Sherman Silber, a St. Louis-based fertility expert, transplanted a San Francisco woman with her sister's ovary. The patient had undergone radiation therapy for cancer; the treatment destroyed her ...

A pair of 38-year-old monozygotic twins requested ovary transplantation. One of the sisters had two children and normal ovarian function, whereas the other had undergone premature menopause at the age ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Relatively young women who are obese and who have polycystic ovarian syndrome are at increased risk of developing coronary atherosclerosis, also referred to as "hardening ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (August 5, 2020)--Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of death in both men and women. Women are more susceptible to CAD during the menopause transition because of loss of ...

A recent publication by Strongman, et al. in The Lancet provides additional support for the long-term cardiovascular risks experienced by cancer patients, including those with ovarian cancers. In this ...

Oxygenated blood begins its course down the chest through the thoracic aorta, a major blood vessel with branches that serve the chest muscles and lungs. This becomes the abdominal aorta. The abdominal ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Uterine bleeding has always been a major concern when talking about women’s health - whether it occurs during or after childbirth, as part of overly heavy menstruation, or following surgery on the ...

"The first surprise was the precision and effectiveness of embolization on the possibility of devascularizing a large number of fibroids and the ability of the uterus to heal favorably as well as the ...