This review of studies by a research team in the UK investigated the effectivity of Aromatase Inhibitors in the alleviation of endometriosis-associated pain. We may be looking at a new and more efficient drug in keeping endometriosi sufferers pain-free.
The team concluded the following:
There is evidence to support the efficacy of aromatase inhibitors in reduction of [...]
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recently discovered substance, kisspeptin, may be able boost fertility in women with low hormone levels, British researchers reported today.
Kisspeptin is a hormone named after a brand of chocolate, Kiss, produced in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Scientists at Imperial College, London, say there have been encouraging results from their first tests involving healthy women.
The study showed that kisspeptin stimulates [...]
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The review compares success rates between would-be mothers who took glucocorticoids around the time of embryo implantation and those who did not. All of the women underwent one of two types of assisted reproductive technology. In vitro fertilization (IVF) involves removing mature eggs from a woman’s ovary, mixing them with sperm in the laboratory, and [...]
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By Tamara McLean
A DRUG famed for smoothing women’s wrinkles may soon be soothing their period pain too.
In a world-first trial at Sydney’s Royal Hospital for Women, doctors have begun injecting Botox into the womb of women with severe and prolonged monthly cramps.
Up to 10 per cent of fertile women suffer from period pain, when the [...]
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Description
Danazol ( DA-na-zole) may be used for a number of different medical problems. These include treatment of:
Pain and/or infertility due to endometriosis;
A tendency for females to develop cysts in the breasts (fibrocystic breast disease); or
Hereditary angioedema, which causes swelling of the face, arms, legs, throat, windpipe, bowels, or sexual organs.
Danazol may also be used for [...]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For women who have had unexplained recurrent miscarriages, treatment with aspirin or another blood-thinner to prevent blood clots seems to improve their chances of delivering a live infant, researchers in Israel report.
The formation of blood clots, or thrombosis, is believed to be one possible cause of recurrent miscarriage, they explain [...]
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by Dr Heather McNamee
The contraceptive “pill” has undergone a second revolution since the sexual revolution it helped create in the 1960s. There have been enormous changes to its composition and our knowledge of its effects. Several old wives tales have recently been dispelled.
Myth 1: You should take a “break” from the pill.
All that happens is you [...]
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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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