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...
By I.Soussis MD, Fertility Specialist Endometriosis, Pain Management Meta-analysis of 3 studies of acupuncture for relief of endometriosis-related pain found positive results for reduction in pain intensity, according to research published in the Journal of Pain Research. This alternative and complementary therapy has been proven to be safe, with...
By I.Soussis MD,MSc,FRCOG, Fertility Specialist Women with endometriosis experience debilitating fatigue more than twice as often as those who don’t have the condition, yet fatigue isn’t discussed or researched widely enough in these patients, a recent study concluded. The international study found that high levels of fatigue experienced by women with...
By I.Soussis. MD,MSc, FRCOG A new study of 391 adolescent girls in the Boston area revealed that those with a surgically diagnosed endometriosis were more likely to suffer from migraines. The study was published in Fertility and Sterility. Endometriosis is a chronic condition in which the endometrium grows outside...
By I. Soussis MD, MSc, FRCOG Consultant Obstetrician- Gynaecologist, Fertility Specialist An injection of botulinum toxin, commonly known as Botox, helped relieve chronic pelvic pain in women with endometriosis for up to 11 months, according to researchers. The results of their study were presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in a...
By I.Soussis, MD, MSc, FRCOG, Fertility Specialist Scientists from the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research announced an experimental, rapid and non-invasive way to diagnose endometriosis, which may lead to earlier and more effective treatments for this disorder that affects approximately 176 million women globally. The scientists found...
By I.Soussis, MD, MSc,FRCOG Fertility Specialist Researchers have found that pregnant women with both endometriosis and diffuse adenomyosis have a nearly four times greater risk of carrying a baby that is small for its gestational age. The study from Italy, was published in the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics and...
[caption id="attachment_2758" align="alignnone" width="400"] Image courtesy of holohololand at FreeDigitalPhotos.net[/caption] By I.Soussis MD Hudson et al. from the UK, presented an interesting study at the latest ESHRE conference, held in Lisbon Portugal in June 2015. The main question was: How do partners of women with endometriosis perceive the disorder and how...
