August 25th 2025
New research from Penn State reveals that endometriosis disrupts the autonomic nervous system, offering clues for earlier diagnosis.
Use of Strategies to Reduce Risk of Opioid Misuse Is Low
April 8th 2011The use of opioid risk-reduction strategies by primary care physicians is limited, even among patients at particular risk of misuse, according to a study published online Feb. 24 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
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Uterine Risk Factors Impact Endometrial Cancer Survival
April 4th 2011Uterine risk factors (RF) strongly influence survival of women with endometrial cancer, independent of nodal metastasis, according to research published in the March issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Q&A: Endometriosis and Breastfeeding
February 3rd 2011A 30 y/o woman, P1001, sought a second opinion from me regarding the following situation: She just had her first baby, and has a history of symptomatic endometriosis including some difficulty in achieving pregnancy (but did so without medical intervention). She was advised by another physician that she should use either depo or the progestin only pill for the next 6-12 months (while she is breastfeeding) to prevent the progression of endometriosis.
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Laser Capture Microdissection and cDNA Array Analysis of Endometrium Identify CCL16 and CCL21
May 18th 2007Understanding the pathophysiology of chemokine secretion in endometriosis may offer a novel area of therapeutic intervention. This study aimed to identify chemokines differentially expressed in epithelial glands in eutopic endometrium from normal women and those with endometriosis, and to establish the expression profiles of key chemokines in endometriotic lesions.
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