Archive for 2007
Associazione Italiana Endometriosi celebrates eight years
Associazione Italiana Endometriosi (AIE) celebrates enormous progress: not least the progress made with the Italian Senate’s five year plan, presented in the European Parliament in March.
Japan Endometriosis Association publishes third national study
JEMA’s preliminary results show adverse emotional effects of GnRH-analogues when used in endometriosis.
Endometriosis Awareness 2007
Endometriosis support groups across the world come out with hard hitting campaigns to raise awareness of women who suffer daily from the impact of endometriosis.
European Parliament brings endometriosis stake holders together
Legislators, physicians, and women with endometriosis from across Europe came together in the European Parliament today to raise awareness of the disease.
5 March 2007 Canadian study shows that women suffering from endometriosis may benefit from statin treatment due to its inhibitory effect on angiogenesis. Robert Casper and his team, from the Toronto Centre for Advanced Reproductive Technology, set out to investigate the inhibitory effect of a statin on angiogenesis in a three-dimensional (3-D) culture of human […]
Living with lung and colon endometriosis: catamenial pneumothorax
“Living with lung and colon endometriosis: catamenial pneumothorax” outlines Glynis Wallace’s 13-year experience with pulmonary endometriosis through narrative summaries from the physicians who attempted to control this disease.
Karen Ballard’s study describes women’s experiences of reaching a diagnosis of endometriosis. The authors call for more awareness of endometriosis to reduce an 8.5 year diagnostic delay.
African Infertility Alliance is launched
Ugandan based JOYCE FERTILITY has launched the African Infertility Alliance (AIA) bringing together countries to share issues concerning infertility in their respective countries.
Conclusion of investigation by the Italian Senate into endometriosis as a social disease
Laura Bianconi’s investigation by the Italian Senate is an important step forward towards the official recognition of endometriosis as a social disease, recognising the need for improved treatments and economic aid to women with endometriosis.
January 2007 Indian scientists have identified the STAT6 gene G2964A 3′-UTR polymorphism as possibly increasing women’s risk of developing endometriosis. Researchers in Southern India hypothesised that a common G2964A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the 3′-untranslated region (UTR) of the STAT6 gene, known to be associated with common immunological diseases such as asthma and Crohn’s disease, […]
