Fertility Preservation for Women Advances in cancer detection and treatment have progressed greatly throughout the past 40 years enabling more people to live longer lives. However, for survivors who had cancer before or during their reproductive years, infertility may be an unfortunate reality, as all of the standard therapies for cancer, including surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy can have a negative affect on fertility. Fertility Care at Pennsylvania Hospital Penn Fertility Care offers a comprehensive range of advanced reproductive services at multiple locations in the greater Philadelphia area. We provide a full range of services in an environment of compassionate intervention, sophisticated technology, clinical research, and goaloriented reproductive care. Mammosite®: Treatment for Early Stage Breast Cancer Women diagnosed with breast cancer have a lot to consider regarding treatment options. Treatment plans vary based on the stage of cancer, the size of the tumor, a patient’s age, their current health condition and other considerations. If you have been diagnosed with an early-stage breast cancer (Stage 0, 1 or 2), with limited or no lymph node involvement, and a tumor size smaller than 3 cm (about the size of a walnut), you may be eligible to receive a newer treatment option called Mammosite®.
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Beijing's Health Department Distributes No-Cost Condoms, HIV/AIDS Pamphlets To Olympic Hotels Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0700 About 400,000 no-cost condoms and 250,000 HIV/AIDS prevention pamphlets recently were distributed by Beijing's Health Bureau to 119 hotels that contracted with the Olympic Games, as well as other hotels in the city, Xinhuanet reports. Tennessean Examines Debate Over Effectiveness Of 'Virginity Pledges' Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0700 The Tennessean on Thursday examined the debate over the effectiveness of "virginity pledges" among teenagers. According to a recent PregLem Starts Phase III Trials Of PGL4001 In Uterine Myoma Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0700 PregLem SA, a Swiss biopharmaceutical company specialized in reproductive medicine, announced the start of an international Phase III clinical trial program for PGL4001 (ulipristal) in symptomatic uterine myoma, a common benign solid tumor of the genital tract in women of reproductive age. The Effects Of Tibolone In Older Postmenopausal Women Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:00:00 -0700 The recent report from the LIFT study1, a large, randomized, controlled trial of the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) tibolone in older postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, provides some good news and some bad news. The primary aim of the study was to confirm that tibolone reduces the risk of osteoporotic vertebral fracture. America's Beauty Obsession Poses Serious Consequences For Women And Girls, Report Reveals Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0700 YWCA USA released a new report that reveals the impact of idealized, airbrushed beauty and body image obsession on the economic well-being, health and interpersonal relationships of American women and girls. The report, Beauty at Any Cost, shows alarming new trends and money spent on cosmetic surgery alterations, including dramatic increases among young women, and other serious health risks. Successful Robot-Assisted Surgery For Urinary Abnormality Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Ashok Hemal, M.D., a urologic surgeon from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, and colleagues have reported success using robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery to repair abnormal openings between the bladder and vagina known as fistulas. Reporting on their experience with seven patients, Hemal and colleagues have the world's largest known success with the procedure. Their report appears online in the Journal of Urology and will be included in a future print issue.
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