Endometriosis News

Women are most likely to develop endometriosis between the ages of 25 and 50, and it may contribute to reduced fertility. Left untreated for years, endometriosis can result in debilitating nerve pain.

The FDA has approved elagolix (Orilissa), to treat moderate to severe pain associated with endometriosis.It’s expected to be available in the United States next month.

Certain chemicals that are widely used in sunscreens and other products because they protect against UV light are associated with an increased risk of developing the gynecological condition endometriosis, a new study shows.

Women with one of two genetic variants may be more likely to develop endometriosis, according to a new study that may offer new clues about the cause of the mysterious condition.

The LUNA procedure -- minimally invasive surgery to cut pelvic nerves -- gives women no relief from any type of pelvic pain, a large U.K. trial finds.

Women with endometriosis may be more prone to developing migraine headaches, according to a new study.

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.

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.

Endometriosis can raise a women's risk of four types of cancers, but it can also lower the risk of cervical cancer.

Endometriosis-related infertility may have a genetic link, suggesting that a drug could aid in endometriosis treatment.

A new study shows that a common surgery for chronic abdominal pain doesn't actually seem to relieve the pain.

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It was not cramping, Melanie says. It was constant pain -- the pain of endometriosis.

Daily treatment with human parathyroid hormone (PTH) may help prevent bone loss due to hormone deficiencies in women with endometriosis, Boston researchers have found.