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December 2, 2015December 11, 2015

ObsEva and Kissei Pharmaceutical Collaborate To Develop and Commercialize Endometriosis Drug KLH-2109

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Nagano, Japan based Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and ObsEva SA — headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, have announced conclusion of an agreement granting exclusive rights to ObsEva to develop and commercialize ... Read more

November 30, 2015November 30, 2015

Clinical Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain Therapy Getting Underway

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Endometriosis.org announced the commencement of the GaPP2 clinical trial in the U.K. to determine whether the anti-seizure drug gabapentin reduces pelvic pain in women for whom no disease cause has been ... Read more

November 25, 2015November 25, 2015

Endometriosis One of Many Risk Variables in Ovarian Cancer

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New research further correlates pregnancy and fallopian tube ligation surgery to a decreased risk of developing ovarian cancer, and links differing levels of that risk to different types of ovarian cancers, including ... Read more

November 23, 2015December 14, 2015

Can Endometriosis Pain be Treated with Cannabis?

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Virginia Beach, Virginia-based Predictive Technology Group, Inc., (PRED) has been issued a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering a progesterone/progestin/cannabis therapeutic and Method of Use for ... Read more

November 20, 2015November 20, 2015

Celebrities Seek To Raise Endometriosis Awareness By Sharing Personal Experience

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American actress, author, screenwriter, producer, and director Lena Dunham, and Indian-born American cookbook author, actress, model, and Top Chef television host Padma Lakshmi have shared their respective personal experiences and ... Read more

November 18, 2015November 18, 2015

Estrogen Receptor Beta Overexpression Promotes Cell Growth In Endometriotic Lesions

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In a new study entitled “Estrogen receptor β modulates apoptosis complexes and the inflammasome to drive the pathogenesis of endometriosis,” researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas explored how high ... Read more

November 16, 2015November 16, 2015

Endometriosis Is Indeed a Systemic Disease, Study Finds

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A new study suggests that endometriosis is a systemic disease with widespread manifestations, such as altered gene expression, even when located far from the uterus. The research paper, entitled “Endometriosis ... Read more

November 10, 2015November 10, 2015

Endometriosis Study Links Estrogen Receptor to Disease Onset, Progression

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In a new study entitled “Estrogen Receptor β Modulates Apoptosis Complexes and the Inflammasome to Drive the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis,” as published in Cell, researchers have linked estrogen receptor β function to the ... Read more

November 5, 2015November 5, 2015

Endometriosis, Breast Cancer May Be Linked to Chemicals in Food and Cosmetics

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Endometriosis and breast cancer are two very frequent diseases with some common risk factors including their hormone dependency. Namely, estrogen hormone equilibrium disorders might cause both diseases. There are several ... Read more

October 29, 2015October 30, 2015

New Endometriosis Research May Lead to Novel DNA Diagnostic Tests

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Recent research presented during the annual American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, in October revealed several novel gene effects behind endometriosis. In an oral presentation, Dr. Kenneth Ward, CEO ... Read more