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October 10, 2016October 10, 2016

Evotec, Bayer Alliance for Endometriosis Therapy Development Reaches Another Milestone

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Evotec, a drug discovery alliance and development partnership company, recently announced that its multi-target endometriosis alliance with Bayer has reached another key pre-clinical milestone. The goal of the collaboration (established in ... Read more

October 7, 2016

AbbVie to Present New Data on Elagolix and Economic Burden of Endometriosis at Scientific Meeting

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AbbVie will present new detailed results of primary and secondary efficacy and safety data from two pivotal Phase 3 studies of elagolix in endometriosis-related pain, and on the economic burden of ... Read more

October 5, 2016October 5, 2016

Yale Sophomore Helps to Develop Smart Tampon, Potential Way to Detect Endometriosis

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After attending a summer internship at NextGen Jane, Omair Khan, a Yale sophomore, became interested in the potential of a new tampon that the company is developing, called the Smart ... Read more

October 3, 2016

Endometriosis, Pregnancy Complications Not Correlated with IVF Pregnancies

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Researchers report that women with endometriosis, as a group, are not at risk for developing IVF pregnancy-associated complications or premature birth. The study “Pregnancy outcome in women with endometriosis achieving pregnancy ... Read more

September 30, 2016September 30, 2016

Non-Invasive Technique Able to Distinguish Between Ovarian Endometriosis and Cancer

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Iron levels in cysts from patients with ovarian endometriosis are significantly higher than in patients with endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer, a distinction that can be used to differentiate between the two conditions. ... Read more

September 28, 2016September 28, 2016

Women with Leiomyoma, or Abnormal Uterine Growths, May Have Endometriosis as Well

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Women who have symptomatic leiomyoma, or abnormal growths inside or on their uterus, may be at higher risk for endometriosis as well, according to a study published in the Journal ... Read more

September 26, 2016

Greater Awareness of Intestinal Endometriosis Needed Among Physicians, Study Advises

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In light of a case report series, researchers argue that physicians should consider the possibility that acute conditions of perforated or obstructed bowel could be caused by intestinal endometriosis. Intestinal ... Read more

September 23, 2016

Study of Mice Links Liver Genes to Low BMI in Endometriosis Patients

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A recent study of mice might explain why women with endometriosis may be underweight. The results indicate a low body mass index (BMI) could be induced by metabolic dysregulation in ... Read more

September 21, 2016

Database Collaboration Aims to Create Better Diagnostics and Understanding of Endometriosis

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In an effort to overcome the current holes in clinical data regarding cause, pathogenesis and progression of the endometriosis (EM), a group of European researchers have decided to use data-mining ... Read more

September 19, 2016September 19, 2016

Traditional Chinese Medicine Could Be Efficient in Endometriosis

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Kuntai Capsule, a mixture of six traditional Chinese herbs used in alternative medicine, could inhibit the growth of ectopic tissue in endometriosis. This is according to a study conducted in ... Read more