September 22nd 2023
In a recent study, women with a history of dysmenorrhea were at a significantly increased risk of endometriosis.
23rd Annual International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer® East
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5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium: An Illustrated Tumor Board
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7th Annual New York Cardio-Endo-Renal Collaborative (NY CERC)
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Clinical Conversations With the Cancer Care Team: Discussing the Impact of Social Inequities on Treatment Outcomes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Incorporating the Patient Journey into HS Diagnosis and Management Practices
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Patient, Provider, & Caregiver Connection: Individualizing Care in Multiple Sclerosis – Understanding Patient Challenges and the Role of Innovative Treatment
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Targeting Immune Cells to Treat Multiple Sclerosis
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Community Practice Connections™: 14th Annual International Symposium on Ovarian Cancer and Other Gynecologic Malignancies
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4th Annual International Congress on the Future of Women’s Health™
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Advances In Treating Migraine in Your OB/GYN Practice: Navigating Treatment Paradigms to Improve Patient Care
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Endometriosis and early natural menopause
April 13th 2022Women with laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis are at significantly higher risk for early natural menopause (ENM), and this risk was greater for nulliparous women and women who never reported using oral contraceptives, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.
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Bringing awareness to endometriosis
March 1st 2022National awareness months and days span a variety of topics, from celebrated foods (think National Ice Cream Day, National Bagel Day, National Pizza Day) to businesses (free Slurpee at 7-Eleven) to our terrain: health issues. March alone is a national health awareness month for over 10 conditions, one of which is endometriosis.
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Women with pelvic pain turn to social media for condition information, management
March 1st 2022A survey in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology revealed that patients with chronic gynecologic pain were twice as likely to use social media to understand or manage their condition than those without pain, at 37.8% vs 19.7% respectively.
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Does deep endometriosis surgery impact bladder function?
February 11th 2022A study in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology concluded that, in select pateints with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) whom do not require bowel or ureteral resection, bladder function significantly improves after surgery, both during filling and in voiding urodynamic phases.
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Combined oral contraceptives for patients with rheumatoid arthritis
February 8th 2022While the use of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) among patients with rheumatoid and autoimmune disorders have focused on safety, a narrative review in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research highlighted the efficacy and benefits of these contraceptives in females with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
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Pelvic floor dysfunction and bowel symptoms in women with endometriosis
February 7th 2022A study in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics found that transperineal ultrasound (TPU) signs of pelvic floor muscle hypertonia are more prevalent in endometriosis patients with chronic constipation than in those without.
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Quality of life in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis and combined oral contraceptives
January 20th 2022There are a number of effective treatments, but a recent study sought to investigate how well oral contraceptives in particular could help reduce symptoms—while preserving sexual quality of life—in women with particularly severe forms of endometriosis.
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Infiltrative endometriosis without endometrioma
January 18th 2022A case report of infiltrative endometriosis without endometrioma underscores the need to consider endometriosis in the differential for patients with pelvic masses and to recognize possible features that might indicate the diagnosis.
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No specific dietary adjustments increase quality of life in endometriosis patients
September 28th 2021An 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.
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The impact of nutrition on gynecological diseases
August 20th 2021Several dietary supplements and nutrients potentially provide benefits in preventing and treating common gynecological diseases like uterine fibroids (UFs), endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), infertility, menstrual disorders and vaginal infections, according to an article in the journal Nutrients.
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Endometriosis Surgery: Long Term Follow-Up Outcomes
June 4th 2021Women who undergo endometriosis surgery via diagnostic laparoscopy are significantly more likely to require repeat surgery within the first postoperative year, whereas women who have major conservative surgery are significantly less likely to require another surgery within the first year, according to a Canadian study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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Dietary interventions for treating endometriosis
May 19th 2021A systematic review of the effectiveness of dietary interventions to treat endometriosis in the journal Reproductive Sciences has found a potential benefit of the Mediterranean diet and antioxidant supplementation on endometriosis-associated pain.
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