A surgical gel – containing a drug untested on humans – has caused excruciating internal scarring in dozens of women that could lead to infertility, claims a leading gynaecologist.Many of the endometriosis patients have already forked out thousands of dollars for repeat surgery. Some are now pursuing compensation from ACC.Endometriosis is a condition where abnormal [...]
Operative procedures for endometriosis by Ros Wood Hormonal treatments have no long-term effect on endometriosis, so you may have to undergo surgery in order to treat your disease. Surgery for endometriosis can be very complex, in particular if you also have fibroids and/or adenomyosis, and extensive disease may mean that surgery will involve repair to [...]
Possible new directions for the treatment of endometriosis, a painful condition associated with infertility that affects up to 15% of women of reproductive age, will be outlined in the presentation of two experimental studies at the 23rd annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (Tuesday July 3). Both concern targeting angiogenesis [...]
Doctors in Sweden have shown for the first time that although endometriosis is associated with an increased risk of various cancers, this risk does not depend on the number of times women with the condition have given birth. Dr Anna-Sofia Melin, told the 23rd annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology: [...]
Zooming in on female pain We know that men don’t suffer menstrual pain, but that’s not the only fun they’re missing. “Research is uncovering very dramatic differences in how the genders experience pain,” says Mark Allen Young, a professor at New York College of Podiatric Medicine and author of “Women and Pain: Why It Hurts [...]
CONTENT: News round up Can the delays in diagnosing endometriosis be reduced? Endometriosis and adhesions Highlights from the 2007 UCSF-CHE Summit on Environmental Challenges to Reproductive Health and Fertility Stakeholders in endometriosis come together in the European Parliament 10 Programme highlights for the upcoming WCE 2008 Research highlights Download PDF version »
There’s promising hope for women who suffer from endometriosis, one of the most common causes of infertility and pelvic pain. A new study to be published in an upcoming edition of the Journal of Reproductive Medicine reveals that Pycnogenol(R) (pic-noj-en-all), an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, significantly reduces [...]
An unprecedented collaboration between ESHRE, the ASRM, and the World Endometriosis Society (WES) has resulted in the creation of the World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF) – the first global charitable organisation with an aim to foster research into endometriosis to improve knowledge and treatment(s) for the tens of millions of women across the world who [...]
A qualitative study has now been published describing women’s experiences of reaching a diagnosis of endometriosis. The authors call for more awareness of endometriosis to reduce 8.5 year diagnostic delay. This paper, by Karen Ballard and colleagues, reports the findings of an interview-based study, where they set out to investigate women’s experiences of endometriosis, and [...]
by Ros Wood, Australia Gender issues and the complex nature of endometriosis have led to the creation of a variety of myths and misconceptions about the condition. This article highlights a few of the more common ones, and gives some insights into their origins. Period pain is normal ‘Women’s problems’ perplexed nineteenth century doctors, who [...]
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