Posts by: Alice Melão

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Moderate-to-severe pelvic pain accompanied by nausea, as well as bowel and urinary irregularities, are common symptom patterns shared by adult and adolescent women with endometriosis. This was reported in a study ... Read more

November 20, 2017November 20, 2017

Sacral Nerve Structural Changes Are Linked to Pelvic Pain, Endometriosis Progression, Study Finds

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Damage to the nerve fibers that link the spinal cord to the pelvic region, called the sacral nerve, may help explain chronic pain associated with endometriosis, a study has found. ... Read more

November 6, 2017

Elagolix Seen to Lessen Pain and Spread of Endometriosis in Yearlong Phase 3 Studies

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Results of two Phase 3 extension studies showed that one year of treatment with elagolix could reduce pelvic pain, prevent proliferation of endometrium tissue, and improve quality of live in ... Read more

November 1, 2017November 1, 2017

Phase 3 Chinese Study Shows Visanne Effective at Reducing Endometriosis Pain

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A Phase 3 trial has shown that daily administration of Visanne (dienogest) is safe and can significantly reduce endometriosis-associated pain in Chinese adult women. The findings further demonstrate the therapeutic potential ... Read more

October 18, 2017

Surgical Treatment of Endometriosis Has Poor 1-Year Outcome, Study Shows

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Researchers found that treatment of endometriosis by completely or partially removing the uterus (hysterectomy) or removing lesions via laparoscopy surgery can promote very different outcomes. Surgical treatment of endometriosis can ... Read more

October 16, 2017October 16, 2017

Two Small RNA Molecules Can Help Diagnose Endometriosis, Study Shows

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Researchers have shown that two biomarkers initially described by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine are found in increased levels in patients with surgically confirmed endometriosis when compared with ... Read more

October 4, 2017October 4, 2017

Endometrial Cysts in Ovaries Don’t Appear to Affect Egg Cell Production, Study Shows

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Endometriosis that affects the ovaries does not alter their ability to produce egg cells necessary for fertility, according to a study in women with endometriomas undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), a study published ... Read more

September 27, 2017September 27, 2017

Danish Researchers Develop New System to Assess Bowel Endometriosis Syndrome

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Danish researchers have developed a new classification system to monitor treatment efficacy and disease progression in women with bowel endometriosis syndrome (BENS). The novel score system is based on symptom and ... Read more

September 22, 2017

Two Big Australian-led Studies Shed More Light on Genetic Basis of Endometriosis

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Two large-scale studies led by researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia have generated new information on the genetic basis of endometriosis. One of the research pieces, titled “Meta-analysis ... Read more

September 20, 2017

Chinese Researchers Link Protein Known as P2x3 to Endometriosis Pain

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Pain is a common endometriosis symptom, but it is still unclear what causes it. Chinese researchers discovered that a protein on the surface of endometrium cells may help promote endometriosis-associated pain. ... Read more