Archive for 2012

The 2012 ASRM had three excellent lectures on surgery for endometriosis and the value of removing endometriomas (versus medical treatment) by Tommaso Falcone, David Adamson, and Paolo Vercellini.

Women with chronic pelvic pain related to endometriosis demonstrate many of the clinical features described in central sensitivity syndrome according to Dr Julie Anne Gemmill.

Researchers in Australia, Japan, and the UK have identified four new gene regions linked to endometriosis in women of European and Japanese ancestry. Results are published today in “Nature Genetics”.

Results from the first global study to develop and externally validate predictive models of endometriosis were presented today at the 68th Annual Meeting of the ASRM.

Renowned endometriosis researcher, Professor Linda Giudice, becomes president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine at its 68th Annual Meeting.

Research from Harvard University has shown that women who report child sexual and physical abuse have a greater risk of being diagnosed with endometriosis in later life.

Professor Bulun has received the ASRM Distinguished Researcher Award for his record of important scientific achievement in the field of reproductive medicine, including endometriosis.