By I Soussis MD Contraceptive implants Implanon NXT and Mirena significantly curb pelvic pain and menstrual cramping in women with endometriosis, improving their health-related quality of life, researchers from Spain report. The study, “Control of endometriosis-associated pain with etonogestrel-releasing contraceptive implant and 52-mg levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system: randomized...
By I.Soussis MD Estrogen could be responsible for endometriosis-associated chronic pain by activating a type of immune cells called macrophages and nerve cells, which increases inflammation and sensitivity, according to a review study. The article “Villainous role of estrogen in macrophage-nerve interaction in endometriosis” was published in...
By I. Soussis MD Women with endometriosis are 1.9 times more likely to develop ovarian cancer, but are at no higher risk for endometrial and cervical cancers, a meta-analysis suggests. The study, “Impact of endometriosis on risk of ovarian, endometrial and cervical cancers: a meta-analysis,” was published...
By I Soussis MD Deficiency of a protein in the womb has been identified as the reason why endometriosis causes infertility, according to a new study published in Science Translational Medicine. American and South Korean researchers investigated the link between endometriosis and infertility. In endometriosis, womb-lining tissue...
By I.Soussis MD A prospective cohort study found that women reporting severe and/or chronic abuse of multiple types during childhood and adolescence had a 79% higher risk of laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis. Severe abuse was defined as being kicked, bitten, punched or physically attacked more than once, or...
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By I.Soussis MD Research on the link between caffeine and endometriosis does not give a definite answer. A 1993 study released by the Harvard School of Public Health found that women who drank two or more cups of caffeinated coffee per day, or four cans of soda,...
By I.Soussis MD The complex relationship between endometriosis and depression in women is largely determined by chronic pelvic pain, a systematic review has found. According to the researchers, raising awareness among physicians on the nature of this relationship, which “is arguably more complex than a direct cause-effect relationship,” is essential to finding...
By I. Soussis MD Both endometriosis and endometrial cancer have a genetic component. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identifying single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) -differences in a single DNA building block, called a nucleotide- associated with either disease. Endometriosis and endometrial cancer may be linked, as suggested by the fact that higher...
By I.Soussis MD Although endometriosis is commonly characterized as a disease affecting adult women of reproductive age, a review article compiled by an international panel of experts and published in Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology highlighted that it can also affect adolescents and younger women. In...
