Congress coverage of endometriosis 

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Women Dealing with Endometriosis
interviews from ASRM 2006 by Lone Hummelshøj

Dian Shepperson Mills, Cert Ed (Nutrition), BA (Education and Psychology), Dip ION, MA (Health Education - Nutrition)  talks about Nutritional Therapy and Fertility
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Author Carmen Martinez Jover talks about her book "I want to have a child whatever it takes!"
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13th Annual Meeting of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
New York - October 2004

60th Annual meeting of the ASRM
Philadelphia - October 2004

Surgery for infertility-related endometriosis
Dr Dan Martin, Dr Anastassia Ussia, Professor Philippe Koninckx, Dr Grace Janick, and Dr Charles Koh

Long term pain management in endometriosis
Professor David Olive and Professor William Schlaff

8th Regional Meeting of the ISGE: Endometriosis - the challenge of our times
Cape Town, September 2004

Endometriosis: the challenge of our times
Professor Jacques Donnez and Professor Harry Reich

Endometriosis of the rectovaginal septum
Dr Johan van der Wat and Dr Rudy Leon de Wilde 

Recurrent endometriosis pain following hysterectomy
Professor Ray Garry, Dr David Redwine, Dr Enda McVeigh,  and Dr Tom Lyons

Endometriosis in the African woman
Professor Thomas D'Hooghe and Lone Hummelshoj

20th Annual Meeting of ESHRE
Berlin - June 2004

Deep endometriosis
Powerpoint presentation by Professor Charles Chapron, MD

Management of infertile women with endometriosis undergoing IVF
Powerpoint presentation by Dr Juan Garcia-Velasco

Surgical treatment of endometriosis in infertile women
Powerpoint presentation by Professor Jean Luc Pouly

Endometriosis and implantation
Powerpoint presentation by Michelle Nisolle, MD

New etiopathogenetic concepts
Powerpoint presentation by Paola Vigano, PhD

5th World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Infertility
Las Vegas - June 2004

Should laser vaporization and electrocoagulation of endometriosis be banned?
Powerpoint presentation by David Redwine, MD

Current management of endometriosis: follow up in teenagers
Powerpoint presentation by Charles Miller MD

Endometriosis and pelvic pain
Powerpoint presentation by Charles Miller MD

Endometriosis pain: cause or causation?
Charles Miller MD and David Redwine MD

Meeting expectations in the chronically ill patient by extending the therapeutic network (PDF)
Lone Hummelshøj

11th World Congress of Gynaecological Endocrinology
Firenze - February 2004

Diagnosis and long-term management of endometriosis
Professor Anthony Luciano and Professor Thomas D'Hooghe

Is endometriosis angiogenesis dependent?
Dr Robert Greb and Professor Robert Taylor

Mesoprogestins in the treatment of endometriosis
Professor Horacio Croxatto and Professor Thomas D'Hooghe

National Women's 9th Minimal Access Surgery Course
Auckland - February 2004

Adhesions in relation to laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis
Drs. Ossie Petrucco  and Robert O’Shea interviewed by Deborah Bush QSM

Evidenced based approach to treating endometriomas
Dr. Michael Cooper and Professor Cindy Farquhar interviewed by Deborah Bush QSM

Fertility treatment and management with regard to endometriosis
Dr Guy Gudex MD and Deborah Bush QSM

A call for centres of excellence to treat endometriosis
Drs. Charles Koh and Jim Tsaltas interviewed by Deborah Bush QSM

Trial of Lipiodol flushing
Dr Neil Johnson and Deborah Bush QSM

The LUNA procedure does not work on endometriosis pain
Dr Neil Johnson and Deborah Bush QSM

32nd Annual Meeting of the AAGL
Las Vegas - November 2003

Laparoscopic hysterectomy techniques
Harry Reich, MD and Professor Liselotte Mettler, MD

Surgical management of the frozen pelvis
Paul Indman, MD, Dr Alan Lam, Dr Charles Koh,  and Dr See Tho

Accuracy of laparoscopic diagnosis of endometriosis
Peter Maher MD and Professor Liselotte Mettler MD

What to do when the doctor says it's endometriosis
Paul Indman MD and Tom Lyons MD

12th Annual Meeting of the ESGE
Luxembourg - November 2003

What kind of disease is endometriosis?
Hugo Verhoeven MD and Professor Ivo Brosens

59th Annual Meeting of the ASRM
San Antonio - October 2003

Maintaining values and ideals in healthcare
Skip Granai MD and Lone Hummelshoj

Highlights from the ASRM 2003, and plans for the future:  The importance of safety and efficacy
Robert Rebar MD PhD and Hugo Verhoeven MD

A critical appraisal of endometriosis
David Olive MD and Dan Martin MD

Adolescent endometriosis
Mary Lou Ballweg and Marc R. Laufer MD

PGD: a new tool for infertile patients
Hugo Verhoeven MD and Professor Luca Gianaroli MD

The current status of pre-implantation pre-diagnosis
Mark Hughes MD PhD and William G Kearns PhD

The theory of origin of endometriomas
Camran Nezhat MD and Hugo Verhoeven MD

Endometriosis surgery: dos and don'ts
Camran Nezhat MD and Hugo Verhoeven MD

19th Annual Meeting of ESHRE
Madrid - July 2003

Progesterone resistance in endometriosis
Dr Kristof Chwaliz, Professor Linda Giudice and Professor Serdar Bulun

Aromatase in endometriosis
Professor Serdar Bulun MD PhD and Professor Thomas D'Hooghe MD PhD

Future research directions in endometriosis  
Professor Thomas D'Hooghe MD PhD and Associate Professor Agneta Bergqvist  MD PhD 

4th World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Infertility
Berlin - April 2003

Endometriosis: sustained by TNF-alpha? by David Bullimore MD

Lesions et Endométriose Profond [Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis] French Audio/Video only
Professor Charles Chapron MD and Professor Jacques Donnez MD

The diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis in teenagers
Professor Karl-Werner Schweppe MD and Hugo Verhoeven MD

Should laser vaporisation and electro-coagulation of endometriosis be banned?
David Redwine MD and Andrew Prentice MD

Molecular genetics in twin studies
Andreas Busjahn PhD and Professor Louis Keith MD

XII Annual Meeting of the ISGE
Cancun - April 2003

Summary of the 12th Annual ISGE Congress 
Professor Alberto Valero MD and Professor Hans Brölmann MD

CO² and pneumoperitoneum problems with laparoscopy
Roger Molinas MD PhD and Daniel Kruschinski MD

The challenges of endometriosis - clinical examination, surgical excision, adhesions, and should surgery be videoed?
Alan Johns MD and Harry Reich MD

Endometriosis: the importance of early diagnosis and prevention of recurrence
Olav Istre MD, Bjorn Busund MD and Anton Langebrekke MD 

Transvaginal laparoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis
Professor Stephan Gordts and Hugo Verhoeven, MD

Gasless laparoscopy and adhesion prevention
Daniel Kruschinski MD and Hugo Verhoeven MD

The impact of adhesions on endometriosis
Robert Franklin MD and Hugo Verhoeven MD

The immune system and infertility in women with endometriosis
Professor Paul Dmowski MD and Hugo Verhoeven MD

Acceptance of laparoscopy for the treatment of endometriosis
Lip Kee Yap MD and Hugo Verhoeven MD 

Managing endometriosis in teenagers
Charles Miller MD and Christopher Sutton MD

Deep infiltrating endometriosis
Grace Janik MD and Thomas Lyons, MD

7th International Symposium on GnRH Analogues in Cancer and Human Reproduction
Amsterdam - February 2003 

Progress in the treatment of endometriosis
Professor Roy Homburg and Professor Bruno Lunenfeld

GnRH-analogues in the management of endometriosis: pitfalls of the past - current place - perspectives for the future
by Dr Klaus Buhler and Professor Karl-Werner Schweppe

Endometriosis and embryo implantation
by Dr Juan Garcia-Velasco

31st Annual Meeting of the AAGL
Miami - November 2002

A potential solution to the problem of adhesions
Amar Sawhney PhD and Professor Liselotte Mettler MD

57th Annual Meeting of the ASRM
Seattle - October 2002

Controversies surrounding endometriosis at COGI 2003
Zion Ben Rafael MD and Mark Perloe MD

Identifying the endometriosis gene
Stephen Kennedy MD and Mark Perloe MD

Contemporary surgical management for endometriosis related to infertility
Togas Tulandi MD and Mark Perloe MD

Laterality of endometriosis
Togas Tulandi MD and Mark Perloe MD

The problem with adhesions
Togas Tulandi MD and Mark Perloe MD

Pelvic pain and endometriosis
Mary Lou Ballweg and Mark Perloe MD

Changes in immune and endocrine system in women with endometriosis
Mary Lou Ballweg  and Mark Perloe MD

Endometriosis, pain and the immune system
Daniel Martin MD and Mark Perloe MD

Theories surrounding endometriosis
Craig Witz MD and Mark Perloe MD

The Great Debate 2002
William Schlaff MD and William Ledger MD

Dietary modification to alleviate endometriosis symptoms
Dian Mills Cert. Ed. BA Dip. ION MA and Mark Perloe MD

Patterns of understanding the genetics of endometriosis
Chii-RueyTzeng MD and Mark Perloe MD

18th Annual Meting of ESHRE
Wien - July 2002

Endometriosis surgery, state of the art
Professor Philippe Koninckx MD and Hans van der Slikke MD PhD

The importance of family history to endometriosis
Professor Reynir T. Geirsson and Lone Hummelshøj

11th World Congress on Human Reproduction
Montreal - June 2002

Non-invasive diagnosis: pre-laparoscopic investigation
Deborah Metzger MD PhD and Lone Hummelshøj

The role of support groups for management of endometriosis
Lone Hummelshøj and Mark Perloe MD

Sampson on the ropes (a critical view of the endometrioma theory)
David Redwine MD and Lone Hummelshøj

World Congress of Gynaecology & Obstetrics
Washington, DC - 2001

Surgical treatments for endometriosis:  
Endometriosis Zone Editorial Board members Togas Tulandi, MD and David Redwine, MD

2nd World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Infertility
Paris - September 2001

Treatment for minimal/mild Disease  
Robert Schenken, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Endometriosis. Is IVF the answer for infertility? Stage-related success rates in 1417 consecutive IVF-ET cycles  
SD Spandorfer and Z Rosenwaks, The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA

17th Annual Meeting of ESHRE
Lausanne - July 2001

Special interest group on endometriosis
Lone Hummelshøj and Assistant Professor Agneta Bergqvist MD

7th World Congress on Endometriosis
London - May 2000

Overview of the World Congress on Endometriosis

From the World Congress on Endometriosis, May 2000, London, England: Dr Mark Perloe, Endometriosis Zone Editorial Board Chairman, and Professor Steven Smith from the University of Cambridge, provide an insightful overview of the 7th World Congress on Endometriosis and share a discussion reviewing an exciting treatment strategy.

Endometriosis Association
Endometriosis Zone Editorial Board Chairman Mark Perloe MD and Mary Lou Ballweg of the Endometriosis Association

Endometriosis Research Center
Endometriosis Zone Editorial Board Chairman Mark Perloe MD and Michelle Marvel and Heather Guidone of The Endometriosis Research Centre

Pain in endometriosis
Endometriosis Zone Editorial Board Chairman Mark Perloe MD and Professor Ray Garry MD

Nutrients and endometriosis
Endometriosis Zone Editorial Board Chairman Mark Perloe MD and Dian Shepperson Mills

Different types of endometriosis
Hugo Verhoeven MD and Professor Jaques Donnez MD

1st World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Infertility
Prague - October 1999

New techniques in Austria for endometriosis laparoscopy patients
Mark Perloe MD and Dr Radek Chvatal

6th World Congress on Endometriosis
Quebec - July 1998 

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