Endometriosis News

Women with a history of endometriosis had elevated risk for stroke compared with women without a history of endometriosis, with a greater risk for women who underwent hysterectomy or oophorectomy, researchers reported.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome were more likely to have myriad medical conditions, use medications more often and report poorer health than women who did not have the disorder, according to a population-based Finnish study.

SAN DIEGO — Among women undergoing hysterectomy for benign indications, those with endometriosis had a higher rate of postoperative complications compared with women without endometriosis, according to a presentation here.

Data published in Cell Reports Medicine showed that endometriosis was genetically linked to ovarian cancer.

Endometriosis is a painful condition estimated to affect 2% to 10% of women in the United States between 25 and 40 years of age, and 10% of reproductive-aged women globally.

Among postmenopausal women, CO2-laser therapy was a “safe energy-based therapeutic option” for management of the genitourinary syndrome of menopause; however, the quality of evidence is “very low or low,” researchers wrote.

Women who had laparoscopically diagnosed endometriosis were more likely to report lower urinary tract symptoms than those without the disorder, a cross sectional analysis showed.

Obesity was associated with an increased risk for reproductive disorders among women, according to findings published in PLoS Medicine.

People with endometriosis believe their friends, family and health care professionals lack understanding about their experience with the disorder, according to a national online survey conducted by the Alliance for Endometriosis.

Women with endometriosis were at greater risk for stroke even after accounting for known risk factors, according to a study presented at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo.