Endometriosis

November 30, 2021

Testing for pelvic floor tenderness during routine pelvic exams for women with chronic pelvic pain or endometriosis may help identify women who have heightened overall pain sensitivity.

November 30, 2021

Although bacteria are altered in endometriosis, there is no definitive consensus on specific microbiota compositions linked to the disease, according to a review in Human Reproduction Update.

November 16, 2021

“Studies like ours may open a new venue of treatment for women with chronic pelvic pain, especially when associated with pelvic floor muscle spasm,” said principal investigator Barbara Karp, MD.

November 16, 2021

Women exposed to pesticides containing trans-nonachlor were 3.38 times more likely to develop endometriosis (P

November 14, 2021

At AAGL's 50th Global Congress on MIGs, Smitha Vilasagar, MD, FACOG, discussed the diagnosis, treatment, and management of endometriosis in children and adolescents.

October 21, 2021

A systemic review and meta-analysis in the Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics has found epidemiological evidence that endometriosis and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are connected.

October 21, 2021

The life impact of endometriosis is similar to other chronic disorders, especially for pain, according to a narrative literature review in the International Journal of Internal Medicine.

October 07, 2021

A study has found that women with a diagnosis of endometriosis have significantly greater depressive symptomatology, sexual distress, and catastrophizing than age-paired healthy women.

September 28, 2021

An online explorative observational study in the journal Reproductive BioMedicine Online has found that there are no specific dietary adjustments to increase quality of life among Dutch endometriosis patients.

September 09, 2021

A study published in Frontiers in Endocrinology correlates US women’s multiple chemical exposures to uterine leiomyoma (UL) or uterine fibroids (UF) and endometriosis (EM).