Discovery May Lead To New Endometriosis Treatments
By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD
June 18, 2003 — Genetic abnormalities may explain why some women with endometriosis suffer from infertility. New research shows that women with endometriosis-related infertility lack a certain enzyme in their uterus that allows the embryo to attach the uterine wall, [...]
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Discovery May Lead To New Endometriosis Treatments
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Endometriosis Researchers Share Data, Unknowns
10/13/05
By Molly M. Ginty
WeNews correspondent
Endometriosis affects 10 percent of U.S. women and can lead to infertility. Last weekend, researchers focused on new treatments for a disease that lacks a definitive cure.
(WOMENSENEWS)–By the age of 22, Misti-Rae Balderas may need a hysterectomy.
But first, this 21-year-old college student will try to have a [...]
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Aromatase and Endometriosis
Posted 05/13/2004
Serdar E. Bulun, M.D.; Zongjuan Fang, M.D.; Gonca Imir, M.D.; Bilgin Gurates, M.D.; Mitsutoshi Tamura, M.D.; Bertan Yilmaz, M.S.; David Langoi, D.V.M.; Sanober Amin, B.S.; Sijun Yang, M.D.; Santanu Deb, Ph.D.
Abstract
Aromatase P450 (P450arom) is the key enzyme for biosynthesis of estrogen, which is an essential hormone for the establishment and growth of [...]
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Aromatase Expression Could Be Tied to Severity of Endometriosis
Posted by steph Published in news article, researchAromatase Expression Could Be Tied to Severity of Endometriosis
by David Douglas at Reuters Health
Last Updated: 2007-08-07 15:25:22 -0400 (Reuters Health)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Disease progression and pain appear to be particularly prevalent in women with endometriosis accompanied by some degree of aromatase expression, according to Spanish researchers.
“The presence of aromatase in endometriotic tissues suggests [...]
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Women Predisposed To Endometriosis By Birth
Posted by steph Published in news article, pharmaceuticals, researchWomen Predisposed To Endometriosis By Birth - Scientists
Monday, January 19, 2009 at 12:36:18 PM
Scientists from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine have found vital clues that may help explain the cause of endometriosis.
Endometriosis is a chronic disease characterized by infertility and chronic pelvic pain during intercourse.
The study, led by Serdar Bulun, M.D., [...]
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0 - Pain Free
1 - Very minor annoyance -
occasional
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2 - Minor Annoyance -
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strong twinges.
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3 - Annoying enough to be distracting.
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