Endometriosis: A hidden disease affecting one in 10 women
Endometriosis is a cruel and debilitating disease that affects one in 10 women globally of reproductive age. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Endometriosis treatment in Australia isn ’t perfect – but there’s a lot to celebrate | Jason Abbott
Over $80m in government funding has been generated – one of the greatest investments per capita in the worldWhen I started my PhD on excision surgery in endometriosis 25 years ago, the average time it took to diagnose endometriosis in Australia was more than 12 years. With greater awareness in the community – often led by the patients – this has reduced to about 6.5 years.While this is still too long, we are definitely making progress thanks to well-organised patient organisations tirelessly lobbying government.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 30, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Jason Abbott Tags: Endometriosis Women's health Australia news Medical research Australian politics Source Type: news
Endometriosis: Mother discovers her womb, ovaries and cervix fused together
Amanda Cobb, 52, from Ipswich, Suffolk, had suffered with debilitatingly painful periods since she was a teenager. She was diagnosed with endometriosis decades later. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Molly-Mae health: Influencer's 'excruciating' recovery from surgery for painful condition
FORMER Love Island contestant Molly-Mae Hague has opened up about her "excruciating" recovery from surgery for her "unbearable" endometriosis. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Saliva Test for Diagnosing Endometriosis? A Saliva Test for Diagnosing Endometriosis?
The work of a French research team suggests the possibility of developing an inexpensive, non-invasive, accurate tool for diagnosing endometriosis, which is hard to identify with certainty.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - March 22, 2022 Category: Pathology Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Endometriosis: It's Not Just Painful Periods
Title: Endometriosis: It ' s Not Just Painful PeriodsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/20/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/21/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Womens Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Womens Health General - March 21, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Endometriosis: The Thornaby woman who went undiagnosed for 12 years
Tara Doherty shares her story of 12 years of suffering as part of Endometriosis Awareness Month. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Women with genes for endometriosis have higher risk of ovarian cancer
Researchers find odds of having ovarian cancer up to 2.6 times higher for women carrying genetic risk factors for endometriosisWomen with genes that predispose them to endometriosis also have a higher risk of developing certain ovarian cancers, new research suggests.A study of genetic markers in nearly 15,000 women with endometriosis and more than 25,000 women with ovarian cancer has found what researchers say is a causal link between the two conditions.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 15, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Donna Lu Tags: Ovarian cancer Australia news Health Women's health Cancer research Endometriosis Medical research Genetics Source Type: news
Women with endometriosis say they are enduring extreme pain due to pandemic surgery delays, lack of expertise
Surgery postponements due to the most recent COVID-19 surge in B.C. are further extending wait times for women living with endometriosis — a disease that causes debilitating chronic pain and can lead to organ damage — forcing them to put their lives on hold while they await a surgery that is considered elective, but that they deem essential. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Migraine More Prevalent in Women With Endometriosis
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 -- Women with endometriosis more often have migraine, especially those with endometriosis and co-occurring adenomyosis, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in Frontiers in Endocrinology.
Yingchen Wu, from Sun... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 8, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
The Mysteries and Underdiagnosis of SIBO
In 2017, shortly after she turned 32, Phoebe Lapine had just spent the previous three years overhauling her health to make up for her ailing thyroid, the result of unchecked Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. She was following a gluten-free diet, drinking kombucha and taking prebiotics, and finally feeling her best when she noticed peculiar gut symptoms starting to rear their head: burping during meals, stomach discomfort, and a bloated belly that simply would not deflate. She turned to a functional doctor who quickly gave her a diagnosis: small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), a gut condition not uncommon for hypothyro...
Source: TIME: Health - March 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Meaghan Beatley Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Endometriosis Not Linked With Preterm Birth, New Study Finds
Researchers evaluating whether endometriosis is linked with preterm birth found no such association in a study of more than 1,300 women. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is adenomyosis? The 7 symptoms of the painful condition similar to endometriosis
ADENOMYOSIS affects more women in the UK than endometriosis, but hardly anyone has heard of it. Here are the seven symptoms of the painful condition. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Endometriosis natural treatments: The six supplements to take for endometriosis
ENDOMETRIOSIS Awareness Month is just around the corner and we're all trying to bring the symptoms and diagnosis process out into the open. But, how do you cope once you've been diagnosed? Here are the six supplements to take (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Endometriosis Not Tied to Preterm Delivery
TUESDAY, Feb. 15, 2022 -- Endometriosis is not significantly associated with preterm birth after adjusting for other risk factors for preterm delivery, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in JAMA Network Open.
Louis Marcellin, M.D., Ph.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 15, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
