Would you jump 10,000 feet from an airplane to call attention to an incurable illness? That’s exactly what Abigail Smith will be doing on March 13, 2010 (her date has been rescheduled and will be announced again soon)! Abigail has endometriosis, an excruciating condition whereby the lining of the uterus travels and embeds in surrounding [...]

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Neuroendocrine cells in eutopic endometrium of women with endometriosis (Research from Qilu Hospital of Shandong University in the area of endometriosis described.(Report) Article from: Women’s Health Weekly Article date: January 28, 2010 ) Data detailed in ‘Neuroendocrine cells in eutopic endometrium of women with endometriosis’ have been presented. “Endometriosis is a common gynaecological disease, but [...]

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A year ago, I found and posted some old research articles about aromatase and endometriosis. In the first article, dated May 2004, it reads, “Aromatase P450 (P450arom) is the key enzyme for biosynthesis of estrogen, which is an essential hormone for the establishment and growth of endometriosis. There is no detectable aromatase enzyme activity in [...]

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Endometriosis not predicted by hormone effect Internal Medicine News, Feb 1, 2008 by Miriam E. Tucker WASHINGTON — Response to hormonal therapy does not accurately predict whether a patient has endometriosis, Dr. Todd R. Jenkins reported at the annual meeting of the AAGL. Laparoscopy has long been considered the standard for diagnosing endometriosis. However, a [...]

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