Hirsutism

There is one dream that every little girl has when growing up, that is becoming a mother; to love and watch her children grow. No one ever dreams of that not happening to them or being part of that group being label as infertile. It happens to millions of women living in the United States every day. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is the most common endocrine disease that affects women of reproductive age, which is typically puberty to menopause. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome does not only affect a woman’s

Cushing’s syndrome, also known as hypercortisolism is a rare disease, which develop very high levels of a hormone called cortisol in the body. The syndrome was discovered by Harvey Cushing in 1932. Cushing’s disease, which is a form of Cushing’s syndrome, is responsible for increased morbidity and mortality and the signs and symptoms of that disease are usually non specific and that is why the person with those signs has to do some several tests to find out. It can cause a lot of problems to the

EPCHEM137 Foundation Concepts for Chemistry and Life Sciences Research Assignment 1 1: What are Estrogen and Progesterone? Estrogen and Progesterone are a steroid hormone that are derived from Cholesterol. Estrogen and progesterone are what regulate the menstrual cycle, puberty and development of breast tissue and characteristics of male and female, development of the uterus and genitals and lastly preparing the uterus for pregnancy (1) For Progesterone to be formed there are a few steps that

Time to time there has been development in new drugs for glaucoma. With these new drugs comes new benefits and risks. Glaucoma being the second leading cause of blindness in the world (after cataract) (1) is expected to affect around 11 million people worldwide by 2020 (1). Most of the affected population are greater than 50 years of age, who are also expected to have other health issues. For a clinician, it becomes extremely important to understand the potential side effects of the medications before

Living with Damage to the Hypothalamus Living with some-one who has a tumor or lesion; caused by an accidental trauma to the head, a stroke or a penetrating projectile, ect., can affect many aspects of normal life. Damage to the hypothalamus can produce many different problems in the body. According to James Kalat; the hypothalamus is a small area near the base of the brain just ventral to the thalamus. It has wide spread connections with the rest of the forebrain and the

Association of PPARG Pro12Ala Polymorphism with Metabolic Parameters in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Moushira Zakia*, Naglaa Hassan a, Hala T. El-Bassyouni b, Sanaa Kamal a, Ramy Mohamed a, Osama Azmy c, Khalda Amr d a Biological Anthropology Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt b Clinical Genetics Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt c Reproductive Health Research Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt d Molecular Genetics Department, National Research

For some, the existence and overall use of contraceptives has led to the reduction of poverty, the improvement of women’s health, and the promotion of gender equality, education, labor participation, and finical readiness. However, for others, the practice of birth control has resulted in a direct violation to the preservation of morality and religious teachings. More specifically, the Affordable Healthcare Act’s requirement to offer birth control part of employer-sponsored insurance plans has infringed

The adipose promoter 1.4 is responsible for driving the transcription process at low levels in the adipose cells. Cytokines class 1 and TNFα are produced locally within the cells allows the regulation of the promoter, promoter II on the other hand is regulated by cAMP and gonadotropins (Goss, 2004). The adipose cells tend to utilize all the promoters (II, 1.3 and 1.7) in instances where breast cancer is involved owing to the cancerous cells. Switch of the promoters depending with the kind of environment

Nicotine promotes follicular plugging25. 384 (28%) patients in our study were smokers, all of them were males. And all the patients who had recurrence were smokers. Hirsutism, low level of body hygiene, sharp razor shaving of the armpit, and the use of deodorants were well noticed in our study, and the proper social and clinical counseling provided to our patients played a significant role in patient's behavior change

and high caloric nutrition.” (www.obesidad.net) Obesity is known to cause colon cancer, high blood pressure, and premature death. “Obesity is also associated with high blood cholesterol, complications of pregnancy, menstrual irregularities, hirsutism (presence of excess body and facial hair), stress incontinence (urine leakage caused by weak pelvic-floor