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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Endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer: A ten-year cohort study of women living in the Estrie Region of Quebec, Canada Published on: 2010-01-19 Objectives: Endometriosis has been believed to increase the risk of developing ovarian cancer, but recent data supporting this hypothesis are lacking. The aim of this study was to verify whether the incidence of endometriosis, ovarian [...]

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Expression of interleukin-1 (IL-1) ligands system in the most common endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer subtypes Published on: 2010-01-28 Objectives: Endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary is one of the most types of epithelial ovarian cancer associated to endometrioisis. Endometrioid tumors as well as endometriotic implants are characterized by the presence of epithelial cells, stromal cells, or a [...]

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In a study published January 19, 2010, researchers let us know that previous studies show for a fact that angiogenesis is largely found in rectosigmoid endometriosis (found near the sigmoid colon and the upper part of the rectum), and it embeds deeply. In this new study, researchers experimental with peritoneal endometriosis (endo found in the [...]

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