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Meredith Palmer – Season 1 – 2

July 3, 2011

HysterectomyIn the episode “Health Care”, it is revealed she had a hysterectomy, and Dwight Schrute is somewhat confused as to what this means, believing her to have no vagina. Michael Scott makes the entire office throw a month-early birthday party for Meredith in “The Alliance”, in hopes of boosting morale and relieving the stress from [...]No related posts.

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Brassiere measurement – Introduction

July 3, 2011

Menstrual cycleBrassiere measurements (also called brassiere sizes, colloquially bra sizes) are labeled differently depending on the system of standards set in various countries and vary from one manufacturer to another. They usually consist of a number, indicating a band size, and one or more alphabetical letters indicating the breast cup size. These sizing systems are typically [...]No related posts.

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MCF-7 – Characteristics of MCF-7 cells

July 2, 2011

Estrogen* Primary tumor: invasive breast ductal carcinoma * Origin of cells : pleural effusion * Presence of estrogen receptors : yes * Proliferative response to estrogens : yes * Presence of progesterone receptors : yes * ”ERBB2” gene amplification (with Her2/neu protein overexpression) : no * Tumorigenicity in mice : yes, but only with estrogen [...]No related posts.

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Puberty – Neurohormonal process

July 1, 2011

Follicle-stimulating HormoneThe endocrine reproductive system consists of the hypothalamus, the pituitary, the gonads, and the adrenal glands, with input and regulation from many other body systems. True puberty is often termed “central puberty” because it begins as a process of the central nervous system. A simple description of hormonal puberty is as follows: #The brain’s hypothalamus [...]No related posts.

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Lactation – Human lactation

June 30, 2011

Follicle-stimulating HormoneHormonal influences From the fourth month of pregnancy (the second and third trimesters), a woman’s body produces hormones that stimulate the growth of the milk duct system in the breasts: *Progesterone—influences the growth in size of alveoli and lobes. Progesterone levels drop after birth. This triggers the onset of copious milk production. *Oestrogen—stimulates the milk [...]No related posts.

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Hypertrophy of breast – Introduction

June 29, 2011

ProgesteroneHypertrophy of breast, Gigantomastia or macromastia is a rare connective tissue disorder. It has been qualified as enlargement of the breast exceeding , causing discomfort and stretching of the overlaying skin leading to ulceration. Also known as macromastia, it is the bilateral, benign progressive enlargement of the human breasts. Gigantomastia was first described in scientific [...]No related posts.

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CA-125 – As a biomarker

June 28, 2011

MenopausalCA-125 is clinically approved for following the response to treatment and predicting prognosis after treatment. It is especially useful for detecting the recurrence of ovarian cancer. Its potential role for the early detection of ovarian cancer is controversial and has not yet been adopted for widespread screening efforts in asymptomatic women. The key problems in [...]No related posts.

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Androgen insensitivity syndrome – Variations produced by androgen insensitivity

June 28, 2011

MenarcheAlthough many distinct mutations have been discovered, the spectrum of clinical manifestations has been divided into six phenotypes, which roughly correspond to increasing amounts of androgen effect due to increasing tissue responsiveness. It should be emphasized that some affected persons will have features that fall between the phenotypes described. 1. Complete AIS (CAIS): completely female [...]No related posts.

Tagged as: bone, breast, estradiol, estrogen, Fertility, Hormone Replacement Therapy, progesterone

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Androgen insensitivity syndrome – Variations produced by androgen insensitivity

June 28, 2011

MenarcheAlthough many distinct mutations have been discovered, the spectrum of clinical manifestations has been divided into six phenotypes, which roughly correspond to increasing amounts of androgen effect due to increasing tissue responsiveness. It should be emphasized that some affected persons will have features that fall between the phenotypes described. 1. Complete AIS (CAIS): completely female [...]No related posts.

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Sexual differentiation – Breast differentiation

June 27, 2011

Visible differentiation occurs at puberty, when estradiol and other hormones cause breasts to develop in girls. However, fetal or neonatal androgens may modulate later breast development by reducing the capacity of breast tissue to respond to later estrogen. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Sexual differentiation, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also [...]No related posts.

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