Your Health: Focused ultrasound for uterine fibroids 
Richmond Times Dispatch
Fibroids cause problems, such as excessive uterine bleeding, bloating and pain. Other treatments include hysterectomy to remove the uterus, myomectomy to cut out the fibroids, and embolization, which cuts off the blood supply to the fibroids.

 

Why no ?O?? 
Palm Beach Post (blog)
by Dr. Maureen Whelihan This post will address orgasm disorders in women. Let's begin by describing it. This definition by an International Collaborative Group gathering in 2004 to discuss orgasm defined it as this; ?a variable, transient peak ...

 

Repros' Proellex(R)-V Clears Important Hurdle in Uterine Fibroid Program 
MarketWatch (press release)
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, April 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Repros Therapeutics Inc.(R) (UTD:RPRX) today announced its Proellex-V, or vaginally delivered Proellex, for the treatment of uterine fibroids, has passed an important first hurdle on the road to ...

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Non-surgical fibroid treatment: Uterine fibroid embolization 
SheKnows.com
She is a poor surgical candidate (eg, because of obesity, bleeding disorders, anemia). What criteria should women keep in mind when choosing a doctor to perform uterine fibroid embolization? As with any procedure, finding the best doctor is imperative ...

 

Mrs Robinson's Disgrace by Kate Summerscale - extract two 
Telegraph.co.uk
The jowly, confident Phillimore told the court that the journal was a product of ?uterine disease?. ?I will be able to prove,? he said, ?that it is a characteristic of this disease that it produces sexual delusions of a most extravagant character,? ...

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Neurocrine Biosciences Announces Urocortin 2 Phase II Study Results in ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
Our product candidates address some of the largest pharmaceutical markets in the world, including endometriosis, stress-related disorders, pain, tardive dyskinesia, uterine fibroids, diabetes, insomnia, and other neurological and endocrine-related ...

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Bladder, Urachus, and Umbilicus Problems in Neonatal Foals 
TheHorse.com
A relatively uncommon disorder in foals (the reported prevalence is between 0.5% and 2.5%), ruptured bladders are thought to occur during birth when the bladder is full and result from increased pressure associated with uterine contractions or a ...

 

Kevin Horrigan: The trauma of our health care system 
Post-Bulletin
After Larry Smith was diagnosed with chronic coronary disease and Donna Smith developed uterine cancer, they couldn't keep up with the costs of health insurance. They were forced to sell their home in South Dakota and move into the basement of a ...

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Neurocrine Biosciences Reports First Quarter 2012 Results 
MarketWatch (press release)
Our product candidates address some of the largest pharmaceutical markets in the world, including endometriosis, stress-related disorders, pain, tardive dykinesia, uterine fibroids, diabetes, insomnia, and other neurological and endocrine-related ...
Neurocrine Biosciences' CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript Seeking Alpha

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Period questions: What may cause an irregular cycle and when to see your doctor 
Southeast Missourian
Williams lists some of the possible causes as thyroid disorders (from 30s onward), polyps on the uterus, a bleeding disorder (potential cause for young girls with heavy flow) or adenomyosis. "Adenomyosis is very common cause," Williams says.