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LibraSparkle
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posted November 10, 2004 10:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for LibraSparkle     Edit/Delete Message
Ovary Transfer to Arm Preserves Hormone Balance

Wed Nov 10,12:47 PM ET Health - Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A woman undergoing treatment for cervical cancer had one of her healthy ovaries successfully transplanted into her upper arm, in order to maintain hormonal function, a Dutch team reports.


The ovary has remained healthy and active for more than a year, according to an article in the medical journal Cancer.


Pelvic radiation to treat cancer can lead to infertility and premature ovarian failure, Dr. Carina G. Hilders, at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands, and fellow physicians explain in their report.


Attempts to reposition the ovaries within the abdomen but outside the radiation field may not successfully preserve function, since scattered radiation can still cause damage. The team therefore took the step of transplanting an ovary to a more distant site.


Before the woman underwent radical hysterectomy, the left ovary was dissected gently from the surrounding tissue. As one team performed the hysterectomy, a second team transplanted the ovary into the upper arm.


The artery and vein that carry blood to and from the ovary were connected to blood vessels in the arm. The use of surgical magnification glasses makes "the procedure relatively straightforward for an experienced transplantation or vascular surgeon with microsurgical skills," the clinicians say.


Afterward, they report, the woman "experienced cyclic swellings of the upper arm without major discomfort and ultrasound monitoring showed follicular activity at different stages."


SOURCE: Cancer, December 15, 2004.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=571&ncid=751&e=2&u=/nm/20041110/hl_nm/cancer_hormones_dc


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miss_apples
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posted November 11, 2004 11:37 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for miss_apples     Edit/Delete Message
Wow...that is wierd! I couldnt imagine having my ovary in my arm. But hey...if it works!

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pixelpixie
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posted November 11, 2004 01:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for pixelpixie     Edit/Delete Message

Okay, I am just a child.. but I am picturing someone grabbing her arm, and she'd be like...
"Hey, don't touch the gonads!"
This scenario is just hilarious to me!!!!!


*goes off to play with the rest of the children in the schoolyard.

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LibraSparkle
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posted November 11, 2004 03:08 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for LibraSparkle     Edit/Delete Message

Gawd, I you, Pix

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Gia
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posted November 11, 2004 10:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Gia     Edit/Delete Message
Yes I also read about that. I think the arm is a weird choice though. I wonder why they didn't insert it anywhere less noticeable. Oh well, life is weird sometimes I suppose!

Gia

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pixelpixie
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posted November 12, 2004 12:30 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for pixelpixie     Edit/Delete Message
I think... just to say that they could.

"Hey, look at what we can do!! We put an ovary in an arm!! Ha hahahahaha.
We are that brilliant!"

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angel_of_hope
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posted November 12, 2004 12:37 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for angel_of_hope     Edit/Delete Message
i betcha her cycles are thrown off ...
edit: actually what do you think it would do? Do you think it would be regular? Or days off? hmmm...
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