Welcome to the global forum for information about endometriosis

ENDOMETRIOSIS is one of the most common causes of pelvic pain and infertility in women. If you want to know more about endometriosis and how to treat it, you have come to the right place!

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Endometriosis.org is the global platform which links all stake holders in endometriosis. It facilitates collaboration and information sharing between women with endometriosis, physicians, scientists, and others interested in the disease. This international cooperation and exchange of experience enables us to deliver up to date, evidence based, information and news about endometriosis.

Our goal is to provide knowledge to empower women with endometriosis to participate fully in making informed decisions about their treatment options.

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NEWS

May 2008

	Highlights from the 10th World Congress on Endometriosis WCE2008 took place in Melbourne, Australia, from 11-14 March. We bring the highlights from the key congress by the World Endometriosis Society.
	Endometriosis.org receives 2007 Customer Service Innovation Award Endometriosis.org has been recognised for the way in which it has leveraged this web-site to not only deliver the latest clinical and scientific information, but also to provide a platform for linking all the stakeholders in the field of endometriosis.
	Endometriosis UK raises more than £8000 in London Marathon! Endometriosis New Zealand launches website for teenagers Associazione Italiana Endometriosis (AIE) and the Italian Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians (SIGO) kicks off Endometriosis Awareness Week with press conference
	ESHRE Guideline for the diagnosis and management of endometriosis The 2007 updated guideline is now available with information and recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis and its associated symptoms. Based upon the best available evidence this guideline is updated annually, most recently in June 2007.
	The World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF) has secured funding for its first international multi-centre study
	What is an endometriosis centre of excellence? - ten things to consider Everything you ever wanted to know about endometriosis surgery – the definitive article!
	Videoregistration of surgery should be used as a quality control Fertility and Sterility publishes paper which describes how grass root action has led to unprecedented recognition of endometriosis in the European Parliament and a subsequent five-year action plan in Italy Medical botanicals may have anti-inflammatory and pain-alleviating properties
	CLINICAL TRIAL: feeling the pain caused by endometriosis? You may qualify for a new medical research study (United States) CLINICAL TRIAL: Have you been prescribed a GnRH agonist for 6 months for endometriosis or any other reason? If so, would you be interested in taking part in a research study at the University of Oxford?
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Upcoming meetings which include endometriosis

17th Annual Congress of the International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy
Women's health from diagnosis to treatment
4 - 7 June 2008
Bari, Italy

24th Annual Meeting of ESHRE
Pre-congress course by the Endometriosis & Endometrium SIG: "Abnormal uterine bleeding: strategies for management"
6 - 9 July 2008
Barcelona, Spain

VIIIth PAX Meeting:
Abstract submission deadline: 25 March 2008
18 - 20 September 2008
Clermont Ferrand, France

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ESHRE Campus: The menopause and its management - a revisit
This course brings together the interests of the ESHRE SIGs in Reproductive Endocrinology and Endometriosis and the Endometrium
6 - 7 October 2008
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Resources


YOUR FIRST ENDOMETRIOSIS CONSULTATION The definitive guide to help you prepare for that first consulation including questions your doctor may ask you - and you may want to ask him/her.

HAVING SURGERY? Everything you need to know about endometriosis surgery How to survive a bowel preparation Tips prior to endometriosis surgery Post surgery ailments Hysterectomy: some definitions

CONSIDERING MEDICAL TREATMENT? Oral Contraceptives Progestins Mirena GnRH-analogues Painkillers Danazol

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Books

I want to have a child whatever it takes!
This beautifully illustrated book describes the author's journey through infertility and towards motherhood.

Quiero tener un hijo ¡cueste lo que cueste!
De forma clara, sincera y transparente, Carmen presenta la problemática de la infertilidad representándola con imágenes de sus cuadros.

Endometriosis: a key to healing through nutrition
The right diet can provide the key to good health in overcoming ndometriosis. This book explains which nutritients the body needs to stay healthy, and includes recipes, and details of traditional and complementary treatments to treat endometriosis.

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