Freezing tissue from the ovaries can provide a chance for future fertility and hormone production in children and adults undergoing treatment for cancer or other diseases that affect the ovaries. The ...

Taking birth control pills can lower the risk of developing ovarian cancer by up to 70%. Obesity is linked to an increased risk of certain types of ovarian cancer and can affect survival rates. Having ...

Women between the ages of 55 and 74 are most likely to get ovarian cancer. But it can happen in younger women, too. About a third of women who get ovarian cancer are younger than 55. About 1 in 10 ...

Ovarian cancer refers to the out-of-control growth of cells in the ovaries, two glands that are essential for sexual reproduction and women’s health. Ovarian cancer affects an estimated 1 in 78 women ...

Around one in 10 women will develop ovarian cysts at some point during their lives, and while the prospect of a cyst growing on your ovaries could set off alarm bells, they aren’t something you need ...

University of Southern Queensland provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Cysts are small pockets of fluid that form inside the body. Ovarian cysts are common, affecting around one in ten ...

Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest malignancies in women and remains the leading cause of death from gynecological cancers worldwide. The standard treatment typically involves tumor-reducing ...

If you have ovarian cancer, your outcomes will be better if you are treated by a gynecologic oncologist right from the beginning. Fred Hutch Cancer Center has more gynecologic oncologists than any ...

An ovarian cyst is a fluid-filled sac that forms in the ovary. Ovarian cysts are common and, in the vast majority of cases, they are benign (noncancerous). They vary in size and may occur at different ...

Ovarian cystic neoplasms are ovarian tumors that have cyst-like qualities. They can include epithelial ovarian tumors and germ cell tumors called teratomas. Ovarian cystic neoplasms can be benign, ...