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Recommendations Developed to Improve Endometriosis Diagnosis
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 – In a Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound expert consensus statement published online April 9 in Radiology, recommendations are presented for the diagnosis and management...
How to Deal With Endometriosis Pain
SATURDAY, March 9, 2024 – Endometriosis causes crippling pain in women, with some spending up to a month of every year debilitated by it. “We’re talking about pain that’s beyond ‘I took two ibuprof...
Endometriosis Can Complicate a Hysterectomy
TUESDAY, Oct. 31, 2023 – Patients living with endometriosis are more likely to have complications during and after a hysterectomy, new research indicates. Knowing that, surgeons should be prepared...
Endometriosis Tied to Higher Rates of Hysterectomy Complications
TUESDAY, Oct. 31, 2023 – Endometriosis is associated with higher rates of postoperative complications for hysterectomy involving benign conditions, according to a study published online Sept. 12 in...
Premenopausal Bilateral Oophorectomy Linked to Chronic Conditions
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 – Women with a history of premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy (PBO), with or without concurrent or preceding hysterectomy, have more chronic conditions in late midlife,...
Early-Life Removal of Ovaries Could Bring Faster Aging
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 – Premenopausal women who have surgery to remove the ovaries (oophorectomy) and fallopian tubes may face chronic medical conditions and a decline in physical functioning,...
Delays in Endometriosis Diagnosis Tied to Increased Health Care Utilization
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 – Women with undiagnosed endometriosis have higher health care use in the years leading up to diagnosis, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in Human Reproduction....
Prevalence of Endometriosis Increased With Cadmium Exposure
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 – Cadmium exposure is associated with increased prevalence of endometriosis, according to a study published online July 24 in Human Reproduction. Mandy S. Hall, from the...
High Cadmium Levels Linked to Endometriosis
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 – Women are more likely to develop endometriosis if they have elevated levels of cadmium in their system, a new study reports. Twice as many women with slightly or...
Undiagnosed Endometriosis Can Harm Fertility
MONDAY, July 10, 2023 – Women with undiagnosed endometriosis had far fewer babies than their peers in the years preceding their diagnosis, according to new research. “Our findings suggest that d...
Incidence Rate of First Live Birth Lower for Women With Endometriosis
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 – Women with a subsequent surgical diagnosis of endometriosis have a significantly lower incidence of first live birth and lower fertility rate, according to a study...
Myovant Sciences and Pfizer Receive U.S. FDA Approval of Myfembree, a Once-Daily Treatment for the Management of Moderate to Severe Pain Associated With Endometriosis
BASEL, Switzerland and NEW YORK, [August 05, 2022] (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Myovant Sciences (NYSE: MYOV) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...
FDA Approves Orilissa (elagolix) for the Management of Moderate to Severe Pain Associated with Endometriosis
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., July 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, in cooperation with Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBIX), announced...
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