Endometriosis – Hope is at Hand

The post Endometriosis – Hope is at Hand appeared first on Hysterectomy Association. ‘Historically, the symptoms of inexplicable chronic pelvic pain have often been attributed to imagined madness, female weakness, promiscuity or hysteria’ Wikipedia on Endometriosis. Fortunately, the tide has turned on this outmoded way of thinking! Modern medicine recognises the painful truth about endometriosis and uterine fibroids to such an extent that Covance, the clinical research unit in Leeds, has an upcoming study which could provide hope for women suffering from these aggressive and often debilitating conditions. Currently, there is no existing drug which combats the full spectrum of endometriosis and fibroids symptoms. I have little doubt that these symptoms will be familiar to loads of you as Hysterectomy Association members – the painful, heavy periods, pelvic pain, the bloated feeling, the fatigue, the effect on bowel and bladder (female weakness my foot!). For women who are badly affected by these conditions, going ‘under the knife’ has always been the only option. The best treatment option we have to ‘cure’ endometriosis is ablation, a surgical procedure which carries a risk of complications including infertility. Fibroids cannot be treated in the same way – in fact, uterine fibroids can even prevent women with endometriosis from having ablation! – but surgery is still the most reliable method of treating fibroids. Uterine fibroids are among the most common ...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Research clinical trials endometriosis fibroids Source Type: news