News and Features Related to Endometriosis

1. Migraines Linked to Endometriosis in Women
   

   Oct. 28, 2004 -- Women with endometriosis may be more prone to developing migraine headaches, according to a new study. Italian researchers found women with endometriosis, a condition in which tissue that lines the inside of the uterus develops outside the uterus, were twice as likely as other women

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2. Breast Cancer Drug May Ease Endometriosis
   

   Feb. 13, 2004 -- A drug used to help prevent breast cancer from coming back may also ease the pain and suffering of endometriosis in women who can't get relief from other treatments. A new study shows the drug Femara, in combination with progestin, significantly slowed the progression of endometrios

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3. Pill Can Relieve Endometriosis Pain
   

   Sept. 15, 2003 -- Early this month the FDA approved an extended-cycle birth control pill that reduces periods to just four per year. Now comes word that using the pill to eliminate menstrual cycles altogether can be an effective endometriosis treatment. Researchers from Italy's University of Milano

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4. Endometriosis Ups Risk of Other Cancers
   

   July 2, 2003 -- Women with endometriosis face an increased risk of ovarian and three other types of cancer, but they seem to have a lower risk of developing cervical cancer, according to a new Swedish study. These findings, presented today at the annual meeting of the European Society for Human Repr

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5. New Endometriosis-Infertility Link Found
   

   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, which establishes a normal pregn

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6. Abdominal Pain Surgery of Little Value
   

   April 10, 2003 -- A new study shows that a common surgery for chronic abdominal pain doesn't actually seem to relieve the pain. Scar tissue in the abdomen is thought to be a common cause of chronic abdominal pain. But researchers say that doctors shouldn't recommend this surgery because the risks ou

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7. Endometriosis Linked to Other Diseases
   

   Sept. 26, 2002 -- Women with endometriosis are at increased risk for a host of other diseases including chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, lupus, underactive thyroid, and rheumatoid arthritis, according to new government findings. Researchers from the National Institute of Child Health an

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8. Endometriosis Treatment Danger
   

   March 19, 2002 -- A drug used to combat endometriosis may increase a woman's risk of developing ovarian cancer. Researchers have found that women taking danazol are three times more likely to get the disease than if they take an alternate drug. The team from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate Sch

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9. Endometriosis Runs in Families
   

   Feb. 28, 2002 -- Doctors already suspected that endometriosis runs in families. Now, there's convincing new evidence to support the theory of a genetic link. Endometriosis is a condition in which uterine tissue grows outside the womb, attaching to various organs and ligaments in the abdominal cavity

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