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What type of genetic changes occurs when ovaries or uterus are removed from female body?

welcome to biology stackexchange! In the classical way we think of the body, there won't be a lot of genetic changes if the ovaries, uterus (or the testes for that matter) are removed from the body. ...
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Can endometriosis be considered a form of cancer?

According to Endometriosis: benign, malignant, or something in between? (PubMed, 2017), endometriosis is not considered cancerous because: Does not appear as an expansille tumor mass Is not ...
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What type of genetic changes occurs when ovaries or uterus are removed from female body?

Answer simplified to match OP level There are two different parts of biology in this question: Genetic changes, only happen when the DNA changes (in a person's genes). But in general, this is fixed ...
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What is the actual mechanism of the birth control pill?

The question appears to be over complicating what is a fairly straightforward mechanism of negative feedback characteristic of most endocrine function in the body, in this case, the effect that ...
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Why placental progesterone suppressed or drop before onset of labour?

Pregnenolone -the precursor of progesterone is principally converted to estradiol instead of progesterone.Thus the oestrogen:progesterone ratio increases prior to parturition. Fetal cortisol ...
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Persistent HPV and CVD in Women?

CVD is the leading cause of death in the developed world and HPV is the most common STD in the developed world. When dealing with something that common alot would need to be ruled out before any ...
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Can endometriosis be considered a form of cancer?

It is important to note that cancer includes loss of the property of contact inhibition in cells. This leads to uncontrolled divisions in cancerous cells. Although endometriosis includes cells ...
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