Fertility & Reproductive Health: Prevention

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  • Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer - Prevention

    11/26/08, Healthwise

    While some risk factors for endometrial cancer are inherited, such as a family history of endometrial or colon cancer, other risk factors are under your control. You can reduce your risk for developing endometrial cancer if you:

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  • Ovarian epithelial cancer: Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]

    04/03/08, Healthwise

    This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about ovarian cancer prevention. This summary is reviewed regularly and updated as necessary by the PDQ Screening and Preve

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  • Tamoxifen Sparks Uterine Cancer Fears

    09/08/06, Johns Hopkins University

    More and more women are becoming paranoid about taking tamoxifen. This drug is taken by women who have completed their breast cancer treatment to…

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  • HPV Vaccine Controversy Continues

    03/21/07, Johns Hopkins University

    The ideal time to vaccinate girls is before the beginning of sexual activity, in order to protect them effectively against cervical cancer.

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  • Dealing With a Positive Gene Test for Breast Cancer

    01/15/08, Johns Hopkins University

    Your test for a BRCA gene mutation has come back positive —what now? Here are some options available to you for early identification or prevention…

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  • Endometriosis - Prevention

    08/01/07, Healthwise

    Endometriosis cannot be prevented. This is in part because the cause is poorly understood. But long-term use of birth control hormones (patch, pills, or ring) may prevent endometriosis from becoming worse.

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  • Ectopic Pregnancy - What Happens

    06/06/07, Healthwise

    Normally, at the beginning of a pregnancy, the fertilized egg travels from the fallopian tube to the uterus, where it implants and grows. In about 2% of diagnosed pregnancies, however, the fertilized egg attaches to an area outside

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