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An Australian study on hysterectomies, menopause and overweight women debunks the long-held myth that hysterectomies cause weight gain, but found overweight women are more likely to have hysterectomies, according to ABC Science.
Many women begin hearing the silent ticking of their biological clocks when they hit 30. By 40, that ticking can become downright deafening, especially for women who want to have a baby but have yet to conceive. After all, there is no telling when a woman will enter menopause, which would greatly reduce her likelihood of becoming pregnant.
If only there was some way of knowing when our reproductive cycles will end.
Breast cancer is a disease that affects women all around the world. One in eight women in the U.S. has the disease, one out of 10 in Europe, and one out of 11 in Australia. In Pakistan, the ratio is three in 10.
Earlier this week, as part of October’s international breast cancer awareness month, leaders from Liaquat National Hospital in Pakistan addressed the issue and their concern over why so many Pakistani women are still unaware of the disease, according to the Daily Times.
