Research and treatments
Latest news on clinical and scientific research in endometriosis.
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Five-year partnership between Bayer HealthCare and University of Oxford has a goal of discovering and developing targeted treatments for endometriosis and uterine fibroids.
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Macrophages present in shed endometrium in mice may suggest key role in endometriotic/endometriosis lesion formation.
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Dr Erin Greaves was shortlisted from hundreds of applicants to present her scientific work on endometriosis in the UK House of Commons on Monday 17 March 2014.
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Despite treatment in tertiary referral centres, women with endometriosis may continue to suffer from life-impacting symptoms of endometriosis.
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56 representatives of 34 global organisations have come together to reach consensus on the management of endometriosis, published in Human Reproduction.
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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”.
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First 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.
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Lancet Oncology suggests increased risk of developing three types of ovarian cancer in women with endometriosis. World Endometriosis Society cautions interpretation of data.
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Researchers 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.
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Endometriosis accounts for a significant loss of work productivity of 11 hours per woman per week according to a paper published by Nnoaham et al in Fertility and Sterility.