If It Is ‘The Change,’ I’m Not Touching HRT
July 2, 2009 by Jennifer Walker-Journey
Filed under Parenting
My birthday is looming. I’ve never been concerned about my age, but I’ve never been this old before. I still picture myself as a 27-year-old woman and yet, I am so far removed from that age group it is depressing.
I was driving home from my friend Linda’s house (by the way, she is older than me) in this 90-degree heat with my air on 70 (because I don’t like to freeze, especially in summer), when I felt my seat warmer come on. What was so strange about it is that my seat only warms from the seat area, not the …read more
Prostaglandins in Seminal Fluid Worsen Cervical and Uterine Cancers
September 5, 2006 by Gloria Gamat
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Naturally produced by the cells lining the female reproductive organs, prostaglandins would usually help regulate cell growth.
However, the concentration of prostaglandin in seminal fluid is 1000 times higher than what is normally found in these cells.
A study from the Medical Research Council’s Human Reproductive Sciences Unit at The University of Edinburgh found that the high concentration of prostaglandin in semen worsens diseases of the female reproductive organs including uterine cancer.
Led by Dr. Henry Jabbour, University of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, found that the prostaglandins in semen influence the progression of cervical and uterine cancers by enhancing tumor …read more




