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First ever awareness video on endometriosis launches

The BIG HUG Appeal 2011 (Endometriosis New Zealand)

Christchurch woman to receive ‘International Women’s Day Outstanding Service Award’ at celebration in Auckland

Welcome to our newest section!

Endometriosis, Adhesions-Related Disorder or CAPPS? – The problem from the patient’s perspective.

International Adhesions Society
Endometriosis, Adhesions-Related Disorder or CAPPS?  An Educational Tutorial by David M. Wiseman, PhD, MRPharmS, Editorial Advisory Board Member

Here is this month's "Did You Know?"

April's Information: Endometriosis is Not The Only Reason Women Have Pain With Sex
February's Information: Interstitial Cystitis: the evil twin of endometriosis?
Januarys' Essay: A Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist Can Be Key In Resolving Your Pelvic Pain
December's Tip: Tip: How To Talk To Your Doctor About Your Pain
Submitted by: Andrew S. Cook, M.D., Editorial Advisory Board Member

Did you miss previous, "Did You Know" - Tips & Information? You can read them here!
Do you have a tip you would like to submit? Send it to us

Endometriosis Pains Million of Women Yet Remains Misunderstood and Misdiagnosed - (Andrew Cook, MD)
by Julie Chang

Are you living with endometriosis? Join the longest running online support forum (since 1998) devoted to endometriosis: the Endometriosis Discussion Forum.

Meet the our Endometriosis Forum Advisors - These exceptional doctors have offered to volunteer their time to answer your questions on Endometriosis.
Meet our Endometriosis Forum Moderators -  Kristy Sokoloski and Niki French

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IVF-Worldwide.com links doctors and specialists from universal IVF centers in order to encourage dialogue, discuss special treatments and medications, and advance research on IVF issues. It assists patients by providing information, community forums and a safe environment for them to maintain a dialogue with doctors around the world."  Read the current newsletter.

Clinical Information

Endometriosis and Bowel Symptoms - Endometriosis Editorial Advisory Board Member, Ken Sinervo MD

The Politics of Hysterectomy - Herbert Goldfarb, MD

Acute Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Intestinal Endometriosis, An Elusive Condition: A Case Report
Alistair AP Slesser, Sufian Sultan Faris Kubba and David P Sellu

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - July 2010
Family Incidence of Endometriosis in First, Second, and Third-Degree Relatives: Case-control Study
Kazem Nouri, Johannes Ott, Birgitt Krupitz, Johannes C Huber and Rene Wenzl

Fertility and Sterility - Article in press
Endometriosis Fertility Index: The New, Validated Endometriosis Staging System
G. David Adamson, M.D. and David J. Pasta, M.S.
Fertility Physicians of Northern California, Palo Alto and San Jose, California

Case Report - August 2009
Endometriosis Presenting as an Acute Groin Swelling: A Case Report
C. L .Boereboom, N. F.S Watson, R. Sivakumar, G. Atwal and G. M Tierney
A 27 year old female presented with an acute painful swelling in her right groin. A preliminary diagnosis of an incarcerated femoral hernia led to urgent surgical exploration. Histology of the excised tissue showed appearances consistent with endometriosis.

View the latest Endometriosis news.

► Doctors, Do you treat patients with endometriosis?
Join the longest running online gynecology professional forum (since 1995) to discuss cases with your peers around the world, the OB-GYN-L Discussion Forum.

Endometriosis Tutorial
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• Part I - Introduction

• Part II - Clinical Manifestation

• Part III - Diagnosis

	Endometriosis Surgery Risks and Obstacles with Irvin J. Reiner, MD and Professor Philippe Koninckx, MD, PhD,
	EndometriosisZone.org Editorial Advisory Board extends a welcome to Eric Daiter, MD. Dr. Daiter is the Medical Director of the The NJ Center for Fertility and Reproductive Medicine, LLC Dr. Daiter's clinical interests are infertility and pelvic pain with emphasis on the identification and repair of problems that result in reduced fertility.

Understanding Surgical Techniques in the Treatment of Endometriosis Andrew S. Cook, M.D., Editorial Advisory Board Member

Endometriosis on OBGYN.net:

Endometriosis & Pelvic Pain - Andrew S. Cook, MD spoke with OBGYN.net at the 35th Annual Clinical Meeting of Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology Worldwide (AAGL)

Frontiers in Reproductive Medicine edited by Camran Nezhat, MD Featuring articles by renowned leaders in Reproductive Medicine:   ►A Novel Device for Peritoneal Access in Laparoscopic Surgery - Linda M. Nicoll MD, Madelein Lemyre MD, Dorian Bosev MD, Jian Qun Huang MD, Lisa Bhagan MD and Camran Nezhat MD ► Less Invasive is Best and surgical video: Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Resad Pasic, MD ► The Dilemma of Endometriosis: Is Consensus Possible with an Enigma? C. Nezhat, MD, E. D. Littman, MD, R. B. Lathi, MD, B. Berker, MD, L. M. Westphal, MD, L. C. Giudice, MD, PhD & A. A. Milki, MD ► Role of Laparoscopic Treatment of Endometriosis in Patients with Failed In-vitro Fertilization Cycles E. Littman, MD, L. Giudice, MD, R. Lathi, MD, B. Berker, MD, A. Milki, MD, & C. Nezhat, MD

Educational Presentations

Video Highlight: Laparoscopic Resection of Uterine Adenomyoma and LUNA by Professor Jinhua Leng, MD. Professor Leng has kindly donated her Endometriosis Surgery Videos for educational use on Endometriosis ZONE. A new video will be highlighted each month from this series of laparoscopic surgical procedures tutorial videos.

• Chronic Pelvic Pain - Mridula A. Benjamin, MD

• Endometriosis Overview -  Professor Mohammad Emam, MD

The Coping Zone provides support group news and strategies for dealing with endometriosis.

Pelvic Pain Mapping at ReliefInsite.com - ReliefInsite provides an up-to-the-minute time-stamped history of your pain and related information-entered and controlled by you-that you can dynamically share with your doctor or doctors, and other healthcare professionals. Mark Perloe, MD was instrumental in the development of this important tool for women with pelvic pain.

Endometriosis Clinical Trials information - ClinicalTrials.gov is a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health and was developed by the National Library of Medicine.

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Check out the Literature

For women and patients:

• The Patient's Essential Guide to Endometriosis  
  by Stephen Kennedy MD

• Endometriosis: the inside story
  by Belle Browne and Monica Flores

• Fast Facts on Endometriosis  
  by Botros Rizk MD and Hossam Abdalla MD

• What to do when the doctor says it is endometriosis  
  by Thomas Lyons MD and Cheryl Kimball

• Endometriosis: A Key to Healing Through Nutrition  
  by Michael Vernon and Dian Shepperson Mills

• Explaining Endometriosis  
  by Lorraine Henderson and Ros Wood

• Endometriosis: the complete reference for taking charge of your health   
  by Mary Lou Ballweg and the Endometriosis Association

For the medical professional:

• Endometriosis Advances and Controversies
  edited by Togas Tulandi MD and David Redwine MD

• State of the Art: Atlas of Endoscopic Surgery in Gynaecology and Infertility
  editor by Nutain Jain MD

• Surgical Management of Endometriosis. 
  edited by David Redwine, MD

More books

Related topics

• Chronic pelvic pain

• Infertility

• Hysterectomy and alternatives

• Laparoscopy and hysteroscopy

• Sex related issues