ovaries
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The 33-year-old, from London, welcomed the name change, adding it better reflected the condition as a full-body issue, rather than something limited to the ovaries.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
"This is not just cysts in women's ovaries," she said.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
By the time she was diagnosed, she had reached stage 4, with deep infiltrating endometriosis spread across her ligaments, intestine, pelvis, ovaries and uterus.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
It often affects the ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining the pelvis.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
Biobanks store appendixes, ovaries, skin, sphincters, testicles, fat, even foreskins from most circumcisions.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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