By CP
EMMAUS, Pa. — Loading up on produce instead of meat at the market may slash women’s risk of endometriosis, the painful migration of uterine lining into the abdomen and a major cause of infertility, reports Prevention magazine.
Italian researchers who studied 1,000 women, half with endometriosis, found that eating two servings of fruit and two [...]
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Minimally invasive surgeries cause less pain, faster recovery
Tracy Carbasho
For the Pittsburgh Business Times
Cutting-edge surgical procedures being performed at local hospitals allow physicians to treat women’s medical problems in a minimally invasive manner that results in less pain and faster recovery.
“There is the perception that gynecology and women’s care might be behind other specialties in offering [...]
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BOSTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) — Women with endometriosis should have regular checkups even after menopause, which usually but not always lessens symptoms, Harvard Women’s Health Watch says.
Endometriosis, which affects about 10 percent of women, occurs when tissue like that in the uterus builds up in other areas of the body, triggering inflammation and scar tissue.
Its [...]
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Traditionally surgery has had a significant role in the management of infertility. As the world of reproductive technologies changes however, so has the role of surgery. With the increasing rate of success with IVF a purely surgical approach to the management of tubal disease is nowadays rare. Most people with significant disease will by-pass tubal [...]
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26 Jan 2006
The live birth rate per woman was significantly higher in women with endometriosis who received gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist for three to six months before commencing in vitro fertilisation (IVF), compared to control groups. The number of women who became pregnant was also significantly higher. These findings are published in the latest [...]
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Welcome to the new and improved Endometriosis and Fertility Resource Page! It was once known as the EndoPhil Resource Page, but we have taken steps to make it even better, now on our very own website.
This resource page has been set up to collate the latest news on endometriosis, fertility, infertility, medications and medical procedures. It is also a source of basic facts and hopes to bust myths of human reproduction.
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