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August 21, 2017August 21, 2017

Waiting At Least 7 Months After Laparoscopy Boosts IVF Success Rates, Study Shows

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Endometriosis patients undergoing laparoscopy should wait seven to 25 months before in vitro fertilization (IVF), concludes a retrospective analysis by researchers at the University of Toronto. Their study, “In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Success ... Read more

August 18, 2017August 18, 2017

Endometriosis UK Launches New Online Resource for Nurses and Patients

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The advocacy and support organization Endometriosis UK has created a new nurse-led online resource called “Endometriosis and Couples” aimed at health professionals, patients, and their partners to help raise awareness about the disease. ... Read more

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

August 14, 2017

Two Detection Methods May Be Required to Determine Who Needs Intestinal Endometriosis Surgery, Study Contends

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Doctors may need to use both MRI and rectal endoscopic sonography to do an accurate job of identifying intestinal endometriosis that requires rectal recession, or removal of part of the rectum. ... Read more

August 7, 2017

Artist Speaks Out About How Health System Keeps Failing Women

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When writer and artist Aubrey Hirsch was finally diagnosed with Graves’ disease after five years of searching and visits to different doctors, her suspicions were finally confirmed. Hirsch created a comic, originally ... Read more

August 2, 2017August 2, 2017

MIT Researcher Develops 3D Model for Studying Endometriosis

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A researcher from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Gynepathology Research (CGR) has created a three-dimensional tissue culturing system that could aid the study and potential diagnosis of endometriosis. The ... Read more

July 31, 2017

PTGS2 Gene May Be Involved in Women with Endometriosis Becoming Infertile, Study Reports

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Lower PTGS2 gene activity in cells that surround female sex cells may play a role in women with endometriosis becoming infertile, according to a study. The lower activity may also be ... Read more

July 26, 2017July 26, 2017

A Second Evotec-Bayer Endometriosis Therapy Is Heading for a Phase 1 Clinical Trial

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A second endometriosis therapy that Evotec and Bayer created under a joint development program is heading for a Phase 1 clinical trial. The companies also announced they are extending their five-year partnership for another ... 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

July 21, 2017

Arcyriaflavin A Shows Promise as Endometriosis Treatment, Preliminary Study Suggests

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Cyclin D1–CDK4 inhibitors, such as arcyriaflavin A, may be promising candidates for the treatment of endometriosis, according to a new study. However, more research is warranted to provide additional information on the ... Read more