News
Latest news in the field of endometriosis: clinical and scientific research, updates from national support groups – and general news on progress.
Recognising endometriosis advocates: Ailsa Irving
Ailsa Irving founded the National Endometriosis Society in 1981 and was a pioneer in raising awareness of endometriosis, and exploring complementary therapies for the disease.
AAGL2014: Endometriosis in focus
Advancing Minimally Invasive Surgery: Drs Advincula, Sinervo, and Allaire give us their take on the latest thinking in surgery for endometriosis.
ACEIII: 3rd Asian Conference on Endometriosis
Better care for women with endometriosis was the theme for 3rd Asian Conference on Endometriosis in South Korea.
Carol Pearson is runner up in Guardian Trustee of the Year 2014 Awards
Endometriosis UK Trustee and Treasurer, Carol Pearson, was nominated and honoured for her charitable work supporting women with endometriosis – particularly those struggling with benefit and employment issues.
Landmark collaboration publishes tools to enhance global research into endometriosis
World Endometriosis Research Foundation releases standardised tools for the collection of all biological samples and clinical data in endometriosis research.
Visceral syndrome in endometriosis
A significant number of women with endometriosis may suffer from a specific symptom correlation which is uncommon in women without the disease.
Bayer and University of Oxford in strategic alliance to develop innovative treatments for endometriosis
Five-year partnership between Bayer HealthCare and University of Oxford has a goal of discovering and developing targeted treatments for endometriosis and uterine fibroids.
ESHRE launches endometriosis app
Based on the guideline on “Management of Women with Endometriosis” the App provides detailed treatment recommendations, a decision aid, and full list of publications.
Mouse model provides new insights in endometriosis
Macrophages present in shed endometrium in mice may suggest key role in endometriotic/endometriosis lesion formation.
WCE2014: 12th World Congress on Endometriosis
WCE2014 was the world congress on endometriosis that put the patient in focus – get the highlights here!
