Although it used to be taught that endometriosis was a disease of white, affluent, childless, educated, older women, this is a myth! The disease can and does affect any female of reproductive age, regardless of race, socioeconomic or childbearing status. The disease has even been found, rarely, in a couple of men and girls prior to menses. What Is Endometriosis? The medical definition of endometriosis is the presence of tissue resembling - but not histologically identical to - the … [Read more...]
Thriving through Endomitriosis with Education
July 15, 2013 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: Contributors, SELF CARE, Uncategorized Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, CT, Danocrine, education, fallopian tubes, female organs, Lupron, Maternal health, MRI, ovaries, ovary, radiology, scans, sonograms, Synarel, Thriving through Endomitriosis, Thriving through Endomitriosis with Education, ulcers, uterus, woman, women health issues, Women's Health, women., Zoladex
HOPE for Women with Ovarian Cancer – WOMEN in RECOVERY
January 18, 2013 by Team Celebration
Hope for Women Discoveries herald new hope for women with ovarian cancer Health research is typically a slow process, with discoveries made by tiny baby steps. It can take years to translate research knowledge into better diagnostic tests and new treatments. That’s what makes recent findings at the BC Cancer Agency so remarkable. In December 2008, a multidisciplinary ovarian cancer research team announced an important discovery about the genetics of ovarian cancer – … [Read more...]
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