One in 10 women suffers from a painful condition called endometriosis and a West Linn doctor says a new surgery has been helping her patients cope with it.
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Women Rally to Raise Awareness of Endometriosis
Wearing yellow ribbons and shirts, hundreds of women gathered on the National Mall Thursday to raise awareness about endometriosis, a common health problem that affects women’s reproductive health.
Endometriosis Cause And Development Linked To Unstudied Genes
A study from Northwestern Medicine has led to a new theory regarding the development and cause of endometriosis. The chronically painful disease, which affects 1 in 10 women, has been linked to two previously unstudied genes.
Teen’s Painful Story Helps Others Cope With Disease
In just six years 18-year-old Olivia Biddle has undergone six surgeries, been medically put through menopause twice and endured a painful false labour – all in a bid to ease the suffering of crippling endometriosis.
MIT Bioengineer Works to Unravel Endometriosis
For four years, MIT bioengineer Linda Griffith has been slowly unraveling the biology of endometriosis, a complicated and poorly understood disease that she has silently struggled with her entire life. The condition — in which tissue normally found in the uterus grows elsewhere in the body — is remarkably common, yet relatively little is known about what causes it or how to treat or prevent it.
Endometriosis – My Painful Condition Took 20 Years to Diagnose
Endometriosis is a common condition in which tissue which behaves like the lining of the womb grows outside it, generally elsewhere in the abdomen.
Nigeria: One Million Women to March for Endometriosis
The Endometriosis Support Group Nigeria (ESGN) has concluded arrangements for a “Million Women March” around major cities in Nigeria as part of activities lined-up to join the rest of the world in identifying with all women living with endometriosis.
Bowel Resection for Endometriosis Restores Fertility in Many Women
Pregnancy occurred in more than half of infertile women who had a segmental laparoscopic bowel resection for endometriosis.
Local Doctors Link Pesticides to Infertility in Women
Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have discovered two pesticides they believe cause an increased risk of endometriosis, a condition that can lead to infertility in women.
Endometriosis Can Lead to Infertility
Women who find themselves having a hard time getting pregnant may have endometriosis to blame. The condition is one of the most common causes of infertility.