Here’s some good news on the regular tomato. Who would have thought that it could help ease a condition such as endometriosis? An antioxidant chemical found in tomatoes could be used to treat common causes of abdominal pain such as internal scarring after surgery and endometriosis, new research has suggested. Lycopene, the bright red pigment [...]
When & Where November 27 – 30, 2008 Paris, France This event is a comprehensive multidisciplinary congress devoted to a wide spectrum of controversial issues and clinical debates in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility (COGI). Here is an excerpt of the welcome note from the organisers: The COGI World Congress is designed as an umbrella for [...]
This prospective clinical trial shows that women without significant decrease in pain after complete surgical excision of endometriosis should be considered for MRI to ascertain whether adenomyosis might be the actual cause of pain. Fifty-three women with chronic pelvic pain underwent pre-operative MR imaging to measure uterine JZ thickness, surgical excision, and pathologic diagnosis of [...]
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 [...]
Video Highlight: Laparoscopic Treatment of Endometriosis by Professor Jinhua Leng, MD. … Interactive educational presentation on Endometriosis by Professor Ingemar Joelsson and Professor Agneta Bergqvist of Sweden: Part I – Introduction Part II – Clinical Manifestation Part III – Diagnosis * Access to the above presentations may require registration. Thoughts Aside The boxing gloves have [...]
What’s so different about women? Just a sampling: Women wake from anesthesia more quickly than men. Medications, such as antihistamines and antibiotics, cause different side effects in women, partly due to women’s hormonal cycles. Women are more susceptible to immunity diseases like multiple sclerosis and lupus. Women who are the same weight and consume the [...]
The new American Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines make the following recommendations: Discussion about infertility as a potential risk of cancer therapy should be initiated with patients of childbearing age as early as possible after diagnosis. Physicians should identify whether the patient is at risk for treatment-induced infertility and should discuss with the patient their [...]
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