The First Baby Has Been Born After a Uterus Transplant From a Deceased Donor
The world’s first baby born by a uterus transplant from a deceased donor is healthy and nearing her first birthday, according to a new case study published Tuesday in the Lancet.
Uterus transplants have become more common in recent years, resulting in 11 live births around the world. But all of the other successful deliveries so far have been made possible by living donors — often women who opt to donate their uterus to a close friend or family member without one. The birth resulting from the case detailed in the Lancet, which took place at Brazil’s Hospital das Clínicas last December, is both the f...
Source: TIME: Health - December 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized fertility healthytime Source Type: news
Scientists identify new genetic causes linked to abnormal pregnancies and miscarriages
(McGill University Health Centre) A team of scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University have identified three genes responsible for recurrent molar pregnancies, a rare complication that occurs when a non-viable pregnancy with no embryo implants in the uterus. The results of this study, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, could have important implications, since until now very little is known about the genetic causes of all forms of fetal loss. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 20, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Artificial intelligence for MRI distinguishes uterine cancer from fibroids
A machine-learning algorithm for MRI helped clinicians differentiate uterine...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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MRI helps distinguish fibroids from uterine cancer (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 15, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Saving my life – Mel ’ s story
Hi, I am a 55yr old woman who had been through peri-menopause and not had a period for 18mths. Then in the beginning of July 18 I noticed my breasts felt larger and really very sensitive. In August I had a period which I thought strange so went to GP.
I was told not to worry but as there was a slight chance this could mean cancer I would be seen within 2wks at hospital. I tried not to worry and got my appt with the gynaecologist. He did a hysteroscopy and found a polyp which he said looked benign but needed to be sent for tests.
I later received a phone call from a gynaecologist nurse telling me that I had pre-cancerous ce...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - November 5, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health hysterectomy stories rectocele Source Type: news
Saving my life – Mel ’ s story
Hi, I am a 55yr old woman who had been through peri-menopause and not had a period for 18mths. Then in the beginning of July 18 I noticed my breasts felt larger and really very sensitive. In August I had a period which I thought strange so went to GP.
I was told not to worry but as there was a slight chance this could mean cancer I would be seen within 2wks at hospital. I tried not to worry and got my appt with the gynaecologist. He did a hysteroscopy and found a polyp which he said looked benign but needed to be sent for tests.
I later received a phone call from a gynaecologist nurse telling me that I had pre-cancerous ce...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - November 5, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health hysterectomy stories rectocele Source Type: news
More Data Tie Obesity to Occult Endometrial Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Bariatric surgery appeared to normalize neoplastic endometrium in some women (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - November 1, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
New study takes first step toward treating endometriosis
(Northwestern University) Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have taken the first step in bioengineering the human uterus to treat endometriosis, uterine-factor infertility and endometrial cancer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 1, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Minimally invasive surgery for cervical cancer is MORE dangerous than open operations, study finds
Less invasive surgery to remove the cervix and uterus of early stage cervical cancer patients raises the risk of death later by 65%, a Massachusetts General Hospital study found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Minimally Invasive Surgery Is Standard for Cervical Cancer. But A New Study Shows It ’s Not Effective
In a demonstration that newer isn’t always better, two studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine show that minimally invasive surgery techniques, including robotic surgery, lead to higher death rates from any cause than traditional, open surgery done through an incision in the abdomen.
Minimally invasive surgery — or keyhole surgery, in which doctors perform operations through small incisions rather than by opening up patients and exposing them to complications — and robotic surgery have shortened recovery times and cut back on infections and bleeding. So in many cases, surgeons prefer usin...
Source: TIME: Health - October 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Cancer healthytime Source Type: news
Studies Warn Against Minimally Invasive Surgery for Cervical Cancer
Compared to open surgery for cervical cancer, the less invasive approach was more likely to result in cancer recurrence and death, new studies found. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DENISE GRADY Tags: Cervical Cancer Uterine Cancer Surgery and Surgeons Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Cervix Uterus Tumors Fibroids Hysterectomies Food and Drug Administration New England Journal of Medicine Pedro T. Ramirez Johns Hopkins University Me Source Type: news
Mother lost over half her body weight after medics blamed her cervical cancer on her obese frame
Rebecca Lane, now 39, from Sherborne, Dorset, weighed 18st 5lbs (116.5kg) when she was diagnosed in July 2016. She was forced to have her uterus and cervix removed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
My cancer and hysterectomy – Yovnne ’ s story
I went through the menopause 15 years ago, and suddenly started to experience a very slight bloody discharge in the mornings when I relieved myself. I also experienced extreme exhaustion. I did not want to do anything, and had to drag myself out to work, and even to meet up with friends.
When I went to my GP I was immediately referred for an ultrasound, and it was discovered that the lining of the womb was considerably thicker than was expected for someone with my history. I then had a hysteroscopy as an outpatient, which failed as I found it so painful. I was put at my ease after feeling I had failed to cope with the pain...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - September 24, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health cancer hysterectomy stories uterine cancer Source Type: news
My cancer and hysterectomy – Yovnne ’ s story
I went through the menopause 15 years ago, and suddenly started to experience a very slight bloody discharge in the mornings when I relieved myself. I also experienced extreme exhaustion. I did not want to do anything, and had to drag myself out to work, and even to meet up with friends.
When I went to my GP I was immediately referred for an ultrasound, and it was discovered that the lining of the womb was considerably thicker than was expected for someone with my history. I then had a hysteroscopy as an outpatient, which failed as I found it so painful. I was put at my ease after feeling I had failed to cope with the pain...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - September 24, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health cancer hysterectomy stories uterine cancer Source Type: news
