A study published in the International Journal of Gynaecological Cancer suggests that contraceptive pills used to prevent pregnancy could reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. Researchers at the University of South Australia used data-driven machine learning to identify factors that can inform the prevention and early detection of ovarian cancer. Dr. Iqbal Madakkatel and colleagues screened over 221,732 female participants in the UK biobank without a family history of cancer for the risk of cancer. ...

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Risk of pelvic organ prolapse was almost 50% higher in overweight women with central obesity regardless of BMI.
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Over half of women with regular cycle will have at least one short luteal phase despite having regular cycle lengths overall.
Studies show that women are at risk of heart attack, and certain conditions may increase this risk.
Patients with PCOS who followed a ketogenic diet for at least 3 months had their menstrual cycles become regular.
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