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.

April 17, 2017April 17, 2017

AbbVie Trials for Endometriosis Therapy Show Elagolix Reduces Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in Women with Uterine Fibroids

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AbbVie’s investigational drug elagolix (ABT-620) decreased heavy menstrual bleeding and improved quality of life in women with uterine fibroids — a condition in which a part of the uterus muscle ... Read more

April 7, 2017April 7, 2017

Endometriosis of Abdominal Wall May Turn into Cancer After C-Section, Case Report Suggests

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Endometriosis often is a consequence of a cesarean section, but in rare cases it can transform into a cancer in the abdomen wall. Because of that possibility, and because C-section deliveries ... Read more

March 31, 2017

Lab Model of Entire Female Reproductive System Offers New Endometriosis Research Possibilities

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Researchers have created a lab model of an entire female reproductive system, a game-changing invention that opens up a world of possibilities for researchers studying endometriosis. Until now, scientists have had ... Read more

February 20, 2017February 20, 2017

Patients’ Wishes Should Take Center Stage When Considering Endometriosis Surgery

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Surgery as a treatment option for endometriosis should reflect a patient’s wishes, but should also involve a thorough case-by-case analysis of the procedure’s risks and benefits. Furthermore, surgery to set a ... Read more

February 10, 2017February 10, 2017

Heavier Women Less Likely to Develop Endometriosis, Study Says

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Higher body mass index (BMI) may lower the risk of developing endometriosis, a large analysis of previously published data demonstrated. The findings may point toward disease mechanisms involved in endometriosis. ... Read more

February 6, 2017

Women with Endometriosis-caused Infertility Reap Same Benefits of IVF as Other Women

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Infertile women with endometriosis who undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment are equally likely to conceive and have a successful pregnancy as those undergoing fertility treatments for other reasons. The ... Read more

January 25, 2017

High Estrogen Levels in Uterus May Lead to Endometriosis, Study Says

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Measuring the distance between a woman’s anus and genitalia may help doctors determine whether she risks developing a serious form of endometriosis, according to a Spanish study. Another finding was ... Read more

December 16, 2016

HPV Infection May Trigger Immune Changes Driving Endometriosis Development

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Infections with the cancer-causing human papilloma virus (HPV) were more than twice as common in ovaries of women with endometriosis compared to those without the disease, suggesting that an infection ... Read more

October 21, 2016October 26, 2016

Improved Quality of Life Reported by Endometriosis Patients Treated with Elagolix in Study

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Drawing on data from two large Phase 3 clinical trials of endometriosis-related pain, AbbVie demonstrated that its oral drug candidate elagolix (ABT-620) improved patients’ impressions of pain as well as ... Read more

October 19, 2016October 20, 2016

Pain of Endometriosis Eased by Elagolix Without Severe Bone Loss in Phase 3 Study, AbbVie Reports

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In the largest endometriosis trials to date, AbbVie demonstrated that the elagolix (ABT-620), an oral drug now in Phase 3 clinical testing, is not only effective in managing endometriosis-related pain, ... Read more