The World Endometriosis Society has published its e-Journal for March with the following highlights:
Ill weeds grow apace and live long
Anti-apoptotic characteristics of endometriotic cells may provoke their abnormal survival
Announcement of venue for WCE2014
General news update and highlights from national societies
Click here to download a copy in PDF.
March is quite a significant month for Endometriosis advocates. In Europe, Australasia and South America, March 2 to 8 is Endometriosis Awareness Week. The awareness campaign is celebrated in the United States for the entire month of March.
Make a difference by getting involved in any of the events in your locality! For a list of [...]
The World Endometriosis Society’s e-Journal for December 2008/January 2009 is now available for your reading pleasure. In this issue, the following topics are featured:
Towards non-invasive diagnostics
Advances in the diagnostics of endometriosis
Endometriosis: back to the roots - a new hypothesis by Professor Brosens
General news update and highlights from national societies
Click here to download a free copy [...]
I guess it’s not enough that endometriosis wreaks havoc on your reproductive system, as it also poses a risk if and when you do get pregnant. See new research details below.
New research published this week reveals that the common gynaecological disease, endometriosis, doubles the risk of premature birth. Endometriosis affects more than two million women [...]
The October issue of the World Endometriosis e-Journal is already out. It highlights the following topics:
Candida or candidate genes?
Do you know your -omics?
Genomic and proteomic approaches in the study of endometriosis
General news update and highlights from national societies
A PDF version of the journal may be downloaded here.
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 the ever-growing number of sub-disciplines [...]
The German government will be holding a two day workshop in Bonn on 20 – 21 November 2008: “Endometriosis: a challenge for women and health care systems”. The workshop is limited to 100 delegates (physicians, women with endometriosis, support organisations, scientists, etc) and it will be conducted in German, English and Russian to address:
status quo [...]
Well, this did not come as a shock to me as I’ve already heard of cases that endometriosis was also found in the digestive system. Anyway, for those not in the know, read the following article.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with endometriosis are at increased risk of also having irritable bowel syndrome or pelvic [...]
The World Endometriosis Society has recently published its September 2008 e-Journal which highlights the following topics:
The president’s summary from WCE2008
Diagnostic tests for endometriosis
Scientific programme summary from WCE2008: six experts speak out
Minutes from the WES General Assembly 2008
Winners of the 2008 Rodolphe Maheux Award
Comment: A call for patient advocacy
A copy in PDF version may be downloaded [...]
There is a new approach that doctors are trying out at the moment as part of their drug management for endometriosis.
Now doctors have found a way to relieve the pain with a pill. They’re combining aromatase inhibitors with the endometriosis drug Lupron.
“When you use the combination of these two drugs, you have a better [...]
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