Women with undiagnosed endometriosis will have difficulty falling pregnant without IVF, according to a University of Queensland study. UQ School of Public Health researcher, Dr Katrina Moss, said women whose endometriosis went undiagnosed until after they began fertility treatment ended up doing more cycles, used treatments...
Due to the rarity of the disease and its variability in clinical presentation, the condition is hardly recognized by some health care professionals, leading to a delayed diagnosis. In cases of perineal cyclical pain, with or without previous perineal damage, clinicians should consider perineal endometriosis, according...
A systematic review of the effectiveness of dietary interventions to treat endometriosis in the journal Reproductive Sciences has found a potential benefit of the Mediterranean diet and antioxidant supplementation on endometriosis-associated pain. The review also concluded that certain patients with endometriosis suffering from gastrointestinal symptoms might...
A prospective study in the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology has found that women treated with pelvic floor physiotherapy showed a significant improvement in pelvic floor relaxation, superficial dyspareunia and chronic pelvic pain, in comparison to women who did not receive treatment. Simona Del Forno,...
Research indicates that women with endometriosis are prone to physical, psychosocial, social, and sexual disturbances and obstetrical complications, according to a literature search of the impact of endometriosis on various aspects of reproductive health in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Although endometriosis is not a...
A study in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology found that dienogest was effective in decreasing the size of endometrioma and reducing endometriosis-associated pain, along with a favorable safety and tolerability profile. The prospective study from Turkey recruited 30 patients diagnosed with endometrioma at Erciyes University...
For patients suffering from symptomatic early-stage endometriosis, a consistent excision of altered peritoneum followed by adjuvant hormonal therapy and multimodal concepts improves outcomes, particularly for pregnancy and recurrence rates. This is the major finding of a German prospective study in the Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. “Clinically...
Michigan State University researchers have identified a potential genetic target for treating an especially painful and invasive form of endometriosis. Their study published in Cell Reports, a scientific journal, could lead to better treatments for women suffering from severe forms of endometriosis, said Mike Wilson, a...
The risk of opioid use after endometriosis diagnosis is significantly greater in patients who used opioids before diagnosis, according to a retrospective analysis of data from a large health database. The analysis in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research also found that the risk of prolonged...
Laparoscopic management of deep endometriosis involving the sacral roots and the sciatic nerve improves patient symptoms and overall quality of life, according to a retrospective case series. The study in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology also concluded that although pain reduction may be rapid following...
