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Women with polycystic ovary syndrome may be at higher risk for suicide: study

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Women with polycystic ovary syndrome may be at higher risk for suicide: study

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are eight times more likely to attempt suicide than women without the common hormonal condition, a shocking new study has found. An estimated 5 million to 6 million American women have PCOS, which affects some 8% to 13% of women of childbearing age, statistics show. Many don’t even know they have … Read more

Israeli gives birth after menopause reversed with transplant of 20-year frozen ovary

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Israeli gives birth after menopause reversed with transplant of 20-year frozen ovary

A remarkable 20 years after freezing her ovary, an Israeli woman defrosted part of it, reversed her menopause, got pregnant without IVF, and has now given birth to a healthy baby girl. She has named her new daughter Eshkar, a word from the Bible that means gift. The 46-year-old woman, who asked to be identified … Read more