Uterine Diseases

Endometrial Ablation Has Prevented Over 1 Million Hysterectomies

Submitted by Armen Hareyan on Nov 25th, 2009 It is estimated that each year 500,000 to 740,000 hysterectomies are performed in the United States. Since its introduction in 2001, the NovaSure System, a 90 second endometrial...

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Cook Medical's Women's Health Division Expands in China

Hong Kong, November 25, 2009 — Cook Medical today announces that its Women's Health Global Business Unit is expanding its emphasis on providing world-class medical care for female patients in China, particularly in the areas of...

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AEterna Zentaris Announces Positive Results For Phase 2 Study With LHRH-Receptor Targeted...

AEterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS; TSX: AEZ) (the "Company"), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on endocrine therapy and oncology, announced positive efficacy data from a Phase 2 study with its targeted cytotoxic...

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Ipsen Initiates an Advanced Endometrial Cancer Program with BN83495, its First-in-Class Steroid...

Regulatory News: Ipsen (Paris:IPN) today announced the initiation of an international, multi-center, controlled, randomized Phase II clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of BN83495, its investigational...

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Certain fertility drugs may pose cancer risk

Study: Prolonged use of some drugs can double risk of uterine cancer Though the use of fertility drugs does not seem to generally increase uterine cancer risk, a Danish study identified small increases in risk from certain...

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Weight not a factor in fibroid surgery

DETROIT, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. medical researchers say they have determined a patient's weight is not a factor in achieving successful results from fibroid surgery. Researchers at the Henry Ford Hospital say they found obese...

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UPDATE 2-Aeterna stock jumps, ebbs after cancer trial data

TORONTO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Shares of Aeterna Zentaris jumped 16 percent early on Tuesday after the biotech company said its uterus cancer treatment met its primary goal in a mid-stage trial. But shares pared gains on doubts...

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Research and Cure Endometriosis

To whom it may concern, Endometriosis is a disease that is destroying millions of womens lives each year. There is no cure, no real treatement and no explanation as to what the cause is. Please read the letter below to...

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Panel Changes Recommendations For Pap Smears

Cervical cancer rates have fallen by more than 50 percent in the past 30 years due to widespread use of Pap tests where cells from the cervix, or the opening to the womb, are looked at under the microscope for signs of cancer.

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Endometriosis Infertility – it Can Be Treated

in middle-aged women, endometriosis can also be found in young girls who have not yet reached puberty. A common effect of this condition is endometriosis infertility. Women with endometriosis experiencing infertility is due to...

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