Tag: ovarian
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November 21, 2007 10:44 AM EST --
My step-mother called earlier and left a message for me to call her back at work, which is unusal. I tried several times, but kept getting bumped to the fax line. I finally tried one last time before . . . more
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January 25, 2008 08:44 PM EST --
The Ob/Gyn who told me I had a hemorragic cyst was wrong. I have a complex mass on my right ovary. I had the CT scan this morning and was told the results wouldn't be back til Mon. . . . more
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January 28, 2008 07:08 PM EST --
I had an appointment with a different Ob/Gyn today. He said that even though both CT scans showed a mass on my ovary, an ultrasound is a better way of diagnosing problems with female reproductive organs. . . . more
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February 07, 2007 09:42 AM EST --
Last year I had to have a big fat ovarian cyst removed. My sisters named him "Chad." Today I get another round of hospital fun - my other ovary decided to grow a little treasure. These things . . . more
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January 24, 2008 07:02 PM EST --
A few weeks ago I wrote about having pain in my right ovary. I saw an Ob/Gyn and was told I had a hemorragic cyst that would go away on its own in about a week. However, he said the pain I . . . more
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July 03, 2008 11:22 PM EDT --
I will be doing this in "Parts". I wrote this research paper in college and thought I would share it will all of you. I don't have ovarian cancer, but my sister has lived with . . . more
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July 18, 2008 03:01 AM EDT --
As most of you know, my sister is battling ovarian cancer. She celebrated her birthday on the 16th and her only daughter was due to have her first child on the 19th. The day before my sister's . . . more
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November 29, 2007 12:34 PM EST --
Last month, researchers finally got some hard evidence that eating a low-fat diet late in life will actually reduce your risk of getting ovarian cancer. What an easy way to prevent one of the most deadly . . . more
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March 03, 2008 10:44 AM EST --
Ovarian cancer is a particularly tough cancer to treat, mostly because it is very hard to diagnose. As the below article, first published in the Harvard Health Letter , discusses, by the time a person . . . more
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March 20, 2007 10:46 AM EDT --
My son, age 12, noticed it first. He pointed with his fork as I placed a plate of stirfry on the table in front of him.
"Mom. Your stomach is pooching out."
I glanced down at my midriff, at . . . more
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March 28, 2007 08:00 AM EDT --
Please read Mothership Down - Part One, first. Thank you.
I don't remember the day after my surgery. I don't remember the following night. My sister told me I slid from pain killer to sleep, . . . more
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May 10, 2007 03:08 AM EDT --
Quite a few folks have asked me to elaborate on something I've only mentioned in passing in a spot here and there around the site. I've put off doing so because my hard-core views on the subject . . . more
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April 30, 2007 11:40 PM EDT --
I must admit, until a few years ago, I had never been to an OB/GYN. I think partly, it was due to the fact that I am Motherless so I didn't have that someone to MAKE me go and partly because . . . more
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August 30, 2007 12:47 PM EDT --
Ovarian cancer, long considered a silent killer because of the lack of warning signs, may not be so silent. A new consensus statement released by the Gynecological Cancer Foundation reveals that women . . . more
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July 05, 2008 08:20 AM EDT --
GOTEBORG, Sweden (UPI) -- Ovarian cancer has a scent different from other cancers and working dogs have been able to distinguish it, Swedish researchers say.
Dr. Gyorgy Horvath of the University . . . more
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July 11, 2008 10:24 AM EDT --
Certain symptoms will help to diagnose an ovarian cyst, though experiencing these ovarian cyst symptoms are not necessarily confirmation of the presence of an ovarian cyst. A symptom experienced by itself . . . more
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October 24, 2007 10:08 AM EDT --
Not to put my entire life history on the internet, but this is an important call out to the moms and dads of teenage girls out there.
I was 16 when I was first diagnosed with polycystic . . . more
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August 26, 2007 09:55 AM EDT --
I am a free-lance writer/newspaper columnist with the Noblesville Ledger for the past 10 years. In April 2006, I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. Here is my journey. If you would like to reach . . . more
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January 20, 2007 07:45 AM EST --
Today is day 5 on Jenny Craig. I have my weekly appt today so we'll see if I have lost weight or not. This week I have felt like crap (not related to the diet), I have had a horrible headache and nausea . . . more
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October 22, 2007 09:52 PM EDT --
Ovarian cancer is one of the "silent killers" of women in the United States. Nearly one-third of the women who present with symptoms do not receive the proper tests by their medical practitioners . . . more
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