Posts by: Magdalena Kegel

Magdalena Kegel

Magdalena is a writer with a passion for bridging the gap between the people performing research, and those who want or need to understand it. She writes about medical science and drug discovery. She holds an MS in Pharmaceutical Bioscience and a PhD — spanning the fields of psychiatry, immunology, and neuropharmacology — from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

August 17, 2017August 17, 2017

Petition Urges Ob-Gyn Physicians’ Group to Update Endometriosis Treatment Standards

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An endometriosis patient advocate has written a petition urging the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) to update treatment standards for endometriosis — an area which the petition argues is ... Read more

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017

Dienogest Prevents Recurrence of Cysts and Pain After Endometriosis Surgery, Study Suggests

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Japanese researchers have found that given dienogest — a synthetic progestogen hormone — to women who have had keyhole surgery for deep infiltrating endometriosis lowers the recurrence rates of both pain and ... Read more

June 30, 2017June 30, 2017

Myovant Starts Phase 3 Clinical Trials of Relugolix as Endometriosis Pain Reliever

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Myovant Sciences has started a Phase 3 clinical trial program to see if its therapy relugolix can reduce endometriosis-associated pain. It plans two trials that investigate the safety and effectiveness of relugolix, with ... Read more

June 16, 2017June 16, 2017

Assisted Pregnancy Poses Severe Risks to Women with Endometriosis, Researchers Warn

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Assisted reproduction techniques such as in vitro fertilization pose severe risk of placenta previa for women with endometriosis, a new review by a group of Italian researchers warns. Placenta previa occurs when ... Read more

June 14, 2017

Tall, Thin Women at Higher Risk of Developing Endometriosis, Study Confirms

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Tall, thin girls, adolescents and young women are at higher risk of developing endometriosis, according to a study by U.S. and French researchers. How body composition influences the risk of ... Read more

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017

Elagolix Reduces Menstrual and Non-Menstrual Endometriosis Pain, Phase 3 Studies Report

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Final data of two large Phase 3 trials of Abbvie’s elagolix published today again found that the treatment effectively reduced pain in women with endometriosis. The findings support a New ... Read more

May 17, 2017

Focus on Oxidized Cholesterol Might Lead to New Treatments for Endometriosis Pain

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Researchers have identified a new mechanism that likely mediates pain in endometriosis through microRNAs, which in turn affect gene activity of inflammatory and pain-related genes. These microRNAs, researchers argued, can be ... Read more

May 5, 2017May 5, 2017

Urinary Tract Endometriosis is a Rare Condition Requiring Special Considerations, Review Argues

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Endometriosis affecting the urinary tract is a rare condition that requires specific skills for diagnosis and treatment, a group of endometriosis experts from Stanford University Medical Center and other U.S. ... Read more

May 3, 2017May 3, 2017

Resveratrol May Be an Endometriosis Treatment, But More Studies Needed

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The plant-derived compound resveratrol may be an effective option for the treatment of endometriosis, but although clinical trials indicate it is safe, data on its effectiveness and long-term safety in ... Read more

April 24, 2017

Organ-like Endometrial Model Offers Researchers New Study Tools

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Researchers have managed to grow a tiny model of the endometrium in lab dishes, offering scientists a new tool for the study of endometriosis and other conditions of the endometrium, ... Read more