Archive for 2010
![Krina Zondervan](https://endometriosis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IEC-Zondervan1-100x120.png?x22892)
GWA study gives evidence of variations in DNA of women with endometriosis: moderate-to-severe endometriosis is more genetically driven than minimal-to-mild disease.
![Dan Lebovic and Robert Taylor](https://endometriosis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ASRM2010-LebovicTaylor1-100x109.png?x22892)
The Endometriosis Special Interest Group of the ASRM ensured that endometriosis got optimal exposure at the 66th Annual Meeting of the ASRM in Denver in October 2010 (ASRM2010)
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The endometriosis fertility index (EFI) uses the functional status of women’s fallopian tubes, ovaries, and fimbria, to predict chances of conceiving naturally with endometriosis.
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Professor Fazleabas explains the viability of non-human primates as models to investigate mechanisms in endometriosis (infertility), including ability to conduct clinical studies to develop diagnostic methods and testing treatment efficacies.
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Pamela Stratton and Caihong Ma evaluate the effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the treatment of endometriosis. “Holistic individualisation” seems to be the key!
![mistletoe](https://endometriosis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mistletoe-100x120.jpg?x22892)
ASRM2010: Simone Ferrero shows that a year of hormonal therapy shrinks endometriotic nodules. Dr Moon shows that mistletoe inhibits the growth of endometrial cells in culture; may hold promise as a possible future treatment for endometriosis.
![Eline Dancet](https://endometriosis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Eline-Dancet-100x120.png?x22892)
The ASRM Nurses Professional Group today awarded a prize for the work of Eline Dancet in developing a reliable instrument to evaluate the patient-centredness of endometriosis care.
![Picture of Professor Bullun](https://endometriosis.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Bulun.png?x22892)
Professor Serdar Bulun reviewed the importance of ovarian steroid hormones in the growth and maintenance of endometriotic lesions; focus on new drugs that normalise the retinoic acid pathway as future therapeutics in endometriosis.
![ASRM 2010](https://endometriosis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/asrm20101-100x113.jpg?x22892)
A lot is happening in the field of endometriosis the 66th Annual Meeting of the ASRM dedicated a breakfast symposium to endometriosis, 2 key note lectures, interactive sessions, 9 oral presentations, and 27 posters.
![Picture of Stacey Missmer](https://endometriosis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Missmer-150-100x120.png?x22892)
Large study finds trans fats are linked to an increased risk of endometriosis and that Omega-3 rich foods are linked to a lower risk