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18 Causes of Pelvic Pain In Women WebMD

Many women will have some discomfort in their lower abdomen from time to time. Identifying the cause of pain can sometimes be difficult. The following link may help you determine what are the possible causes for you.

 

Young Girls are Entering Puberty Earlier

A recent study found age of puberty is declining for girls, with more girls developing breasts by age 7 than in years past. Ethnicity was also a factor in the study with girls of African-American ethnicity maturing before whites.

 

Are doctors over-treating breast cancer?

At a breast cancer conference March 2010 in Barcelona, experts discussed how to implement mammogram screening programs across Europe, balancing fighting cancer with the goal of targeting only those women who need to be screened.

The conferences findings on mammograms ignited a fierce debate in the United States when an influential panel recommended scaling back screening programs to begin at age 50 instead of 40 — guidelines very close to those already in Europe.

 

FDA Approves First 4-Phasic Oral Contraceptive

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a combination hormonal contraceptive tablet containing estradiol valerate and dienogest (Natazia; Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals).

 

New Ovarian Cancer Screening Approach shows promise….

A new ovarian cancer screening approach appears to be effective for women at average risk of developing the disease. The Risk of Ovarian Cancer Algorithm (ROCA), which is based on patient age and trends in CA-125 blood testing, demonstrated very few false positives and had a specificity of 99.9%.

 
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