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 [...]
There is a new study out that links endometriosis to abnormalities resulting from defects in the early embryo. It seems that this condition is more likely to be genetic in nature.
Dr. Serdar Bulun of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago links the disease to molecular abnormalities including a progesterone receptor that is inappropriately [...]
Researchers may have found a remedy in the Chinese herb Prunella vulgaris (PV) for women with endometriosis and certain types of cancer.
The Chinese herb Prunella vulgaris (PV) may prove an effective treatment for women with endometriosis and certain types of cancer because of its anti-estrogen properties, according to research published in the November 5 [...]
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 that [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sonorecto-what? Well, it is a new diagnostic procedure that researchers are studying at the moment, which they think might be helpful in evaluating women who have suspected deep endometroisis.
Sonorectovaginography: A New Sonographic Technique for Imaging of the Posterior Compartment of the Pelvis
Tommaso Bignardi, MD and George Condous, MBBS, MRCOG, FRANZCOG
Objective. We describe the use [...]
The Pain of Urological Origin (PUGO) special interest group of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) held a two-day meeting last August 15 and 16, 2008 in Scotland prior to the IASP 12th World Congress on Pain to consider the past, present and future of urogenital pain. The aim was to outline [...]
Women, especially those who have or are prone to pelvic health disorders, should try to educate themselves more about their options of treatment. The study made by the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) indicates the lack of knowledge when it comes to these things.
Cypress, CA · August 13, 2008 /PRNewswire/ – A new awareness [...]
It looks like all those hard work in research is starting to pay off. At least we are getting somewhere.
Researchers discovered that an enzyme, called telomerase, is released by cells in the inner lining of the womb during the latter stages of the menstrual cycle in women who are affected by endometriosis. Telomerase is not [...]
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