Research and treatments
Latest news on clinical and scientific research in endometriosis which may improve long term treatments.
Cost of endometriosis is driven by painFirst ever prospective study on the cost of endometriosis shows that cost of loss of productivity due to pain is twice that of direct health care costs.
Is there an increased risk of ovarian cancers with endometriosis?Lancet Oncology suggests increased risk of developing three types of ovarian cancer in women with endometriosis. World Endometriosis Society cautions interpretation of data.
Gene mutation may shed new light on different types of endometriosisResearchers at Yale School of Medicine have described a new gene mutation in endometriosis which provides hope for new screening methods – at least for certain types of endometriosis.
First worldwide study finds women’s productivity at work significantly impacted by endometriosisEndometriosis accounts for a significant loss of work productivity of 11 hours per woman per week according to a paper published this week in Fertility and Sterility.
Managing symptomatic endometriosisLinda Giudice, Marc Laufer and Eric Surrey provide an update of the management of symptomatic endometriosis. Full supporting articles and webcasts.
Genome-wide association study identifies variations in the DNA of women that predispose them to developing endometriosisGWA study gives evidence of variations in DNA of women with endometriosis: moderate-to-severe endometriosis is more genetically driven than minimal-to-mild disease.
Trans-fats linked to increased risk of endometriosisLarge study finds trans fats are linked to an increased risk of endometriosis and that Omega-3 rich foods are linked to a lower risk
New research is promising for future diagnostic test for endometriosis – but this test is a long way from being available yetTwo papers published in Human Reproduction describe how nerve fibres in the lining of the uterus may indicate the presence of endometriosis, but there is no new diagnostic test yet!
1 MAY 2009 Reproductive Scientices have today published the first ever consensus paper on research priorities in endometriosis. This is the result of a one-day workshop between leading scientists, clinicians and patient advocates following the 10th World Congress on Endometriosis in Melbourne in 2008. Participants of the international consensus workshop on 15 March 2008 Endometriosis [...]
5 MARCH 2009 Human Reproduction has today published an article in which leading endometriosis researchers call for investigators to disclose clinical trial data to the public within 12 months of a trial’s completion. According to the authors, such disclosure is the only moral and ethical thing to do – but they also argue that this [...]
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