Agneta Bergqvist

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   “I’m Lone Hummelshoj from the Endometriosis Association, and I’m  delighted to be here at the 17th Annual meeting of ESHRE that’s being  held this year in Lausanne, Switzerland.  This afternoon I’m with Agneta  Bergqvist from Sweden who is one of the endometriosis specialists that  works very closely with the Endometriosis Association.  She’s also the  Vice-Chairman of the Endometriosis Special Interest Group at ESHRE and  is a Board Member of the World Endometriosis Society.  Agneta, what  prompted the start of a special interest group on endometriosis as part  of ESHRE?”
       
       

 “I think we  felt a need to meet people with a special interest in endometriosis to  discuss research programs, clinical treatment, and guidelines for  clinical treatment for patients with endometriosis.  I think that was  the most important aim of the group to create that kind of network.”
       
       

 Yesterday we  had the second meeting of the Special Interest Group, the second  Pre-Congress Workshop.  What would you say were the highlights of  yesterday’s meeting on endometriosis?”
       
       

 “I think the  group is developing.  We plan for several workshops and one  Pre-Congress course before each ESHRE Congress every year to update our  colleagues in endometriosis - both endometriosis research and the  clinical work.  We also have our website that we plan to develop more  and we plan to create a database on ongoing clinical trials so people  can see what’s going on and not to do repeat studies that are going on  or that has been done but not published.”
       
       

 “Of course,  in developing a database like that of clinical research, patient  organizations are able to assist clinicians with recruitment as well so  that we might be able to work closer with each other if we actually all  know what’s going on.  Agneta, what would you say would be the  priorities for the next couple of years for those who are involved in  treating women with endometriosis?”
       
       

 “I think we  have to widen our perspectives and look at other ways of treatment of  endometriosis as we now realize endometriosis is not just an  endocrinological problem and not only a surgical problem but also an  immunological problem.  I think we have to look for other ways of  treatment of endometriosis as a chronic inflammatory disease, and I’m  sure that we also have to involve other specialists in physiotherapy and  nutrition and other ways to help the women with chronic pain and  infertility.”
       
       

 So what  you’re saying is we have to start looking at women with endometriosis  from a holistic point of view and doing what we can to improve their  quality of life?”
       
       

  “I think that’s a perfect declaration, thank you.”     

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