endometriosis

The pain that hit Emma Johnston's right shoulder and upper back every few weeks was so intense that she would double over, unable to talk.'It's how I'd imagined being shot would feel,' says Emma, 39, a former secondary school maths…

Endometriosis, also known as chocolate cyst, is a condition faced by women in which endometrium, the lining of the uterus, grows outside the uterus, fallopian tubes, vagina, cervix or even on the bladder or rectum. This condition might have…

A woman was forced to have her reproductive organs removed after they fused together due to a condition missed by doctors for decades.Amanda Cobb, 52, from Ipswich, Suffolk, had suffered with debilitatingly period cramps since she was a…

University of Queensland researchers have demonstrated a genetic link between endometriosis and ovarian cancer subtypes enabling them to identify potential drug targets for therapy and increasing the understanding of both diseases. Previous…

Every morning, Keana Casault wakes up and assesses herself on a personal pain scale. "If I say I'm at a five out of 10 of pain, that's probably the average person's 10 out of 10," said the 25-year-old university student. Where she sits on…

Denise Nadalini said she suffered excruciating period pains for more than two decades. “I had extremely painful periods to the point where I was on the couch in the fetal position, sweating and still, after going to the doctor…

Women with undiagnosed endometriosis will have difficulty falling pregnant without IVF, according to a University of Queensland study. UQ School of Public Health researcher, Dr Katrina Moss, said women whose endometriosis went undiagnosed…

By ANI WASHIGNTON: American stand-up comedian and actor, who is recovering after undergoing surgery for endometriosis, recently detailed the surgery on social media. The 'I Feel Pretty' actor spoke about the removal…

Endometriosis is a painful, chronic condition in which tissue from the uterus inappropriately grows outside the uterus. Current treatments are limited and include surgery and hormone therapy, which can involve unwanted side effects. New…