I wonder how many women had ovarian cancer like me Ray
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> Wow,  did we know about this ovary thing?????
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> Mayo finds connection between anxiety, estrogen and Parkinson's disease
> by Erin Galbally, Minnesota Public Radio
> April 13, 2005
>
>
> Mayo neurologist James Bower led the study linking Parkinson's and
> anxiety.
> He also worked closely on the study that revealed a connection between the
> disorder and ovary removal. Bower says in both cases the findings will be
> useful for scientists who continue to try to crack the disease. (Photo
> courtesy of the Mayo Clinic)
>
> The Mayo Clinic released two studies Wednesday that begin to identify
> possible causes of Parkinson's disease. In one, researchers found elevated
> anxiety levels increased the likelihood of developing the disease. In the
> second, researchers found women who have both ovaries removed also face an
> increased risk of developing the neurological problem. The findings were
> presented in Miami at the American Academy of Neurology.
>
>
> Rochester, Minn. - Parkinson's disease is a relatively rare disorder. It
> attacks neurons in the brain controlling muscle movement. Those who suffer
> from Parkinson's have trouble walking and often constantly shake. For the
> past 10 years, Mayo neurologist James Bower has been studying the disease.
> Bower says he's been looking for links between certain personality types
> and Parkinson's.
>
> "There have been studies in the past that have suggested that a less
> adventurous, less novelty seeking personality as well as certain
> psychiatric conditions especially anxiety and depression, that both of
> these might be linked to the later development of Parkinson's disease,"
> Bower explains.
>
> Mayo researchers led by Bower looked deeper for a possible link. They
> tracked down a group of about 4,000 who took a popular personality test
> back in the 1960s. Researchers then determined that just over a hundred
> developed Parkinson's. Among those who did, a majority had received high
> scores for anxiety and pessimism. After crunching the numbers, Bower says
> it became apparent that those suffering from extreme anxiety might have as
> much as a 60-percent greater chance of developing the disease.
>
> "We did find this association but now we need to figure out what it
> means,"
> says Bower. "One explanation is that anxiety is actually a cause for
> Parkinson's disease. But there's also an alternative explanation and that
> it's not anxiety actually causing the illness but that maybe there's
> another risk factor like a gene that leads to both anxiety and Parkinson's
> later on. So we have to differentiate the two."
>
> Bower stresses that extreme anxiety is much more intense than normal
> worrying. And he says more research needs to be conducted to determine if
> anti-anxiety medication could make a difference when it comes to the
> likelihood of developing Parkinson's.
>
> In another study researchers determined that women who have both ovaries
> removed double their chances of developing Parkinson's. The loss of
> natural
> estrogen seems to be responsible. Bower says there's a similar link
> between
> the hormone and osteoporosis.
>
> "What this study does is it tells us that not does natural estrogen seem
> to
> help the bones it also seems to help the brain in terms of Parkinson's
> disease," says Bower.
>
> He says in many instances women have their ovaries removed as the result
> of
> some sort of medical emergency. But Bower says in cases where removal can
> safely be avoided it might a wise alternative to consider.
>
> "They're getting a hysterectomy for some other reason and the discussion
> with the surgeon is while I'm doing your hysterectomy and taking out your
> uterus, should I also take out your ovaries? And then if you don't have
> ovarian cancer, it would be a less significant indication and that where
> there's more of a play of discussing the risk benefit ratio," he explains.
>
> Bower expects research will continue. He says the findings should be
> especially useful to other scientists who share a determination to
> untangle
> Parkinson's many remaining mysteries.
>
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