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...
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...
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...
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...
