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UPDATED May, 2006

Hello everyone! Thank you for stopping by!

I have decided to keep track of any Endometriosis related trials around the country and have contact information here for your accessibility. I hope this helps some of you in these areas. As well, please be sure to go back to my homepage where you will find a multitude of information on Endometriosis and related issues.

Thank you!
Jennifer Marie Lewis
( Jenn )

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Hum Reprod 2002 Oct;17(10):2715-2724
High rates of autoimmune and endocrine disorders, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and atopic diseases among women with endometriosis: a survey analysis.

Sinaii N, Cleary SD, Ballweg ML, Nieman LK, Stratton P.

BACKGROUND:

Women with endometriosis may also have associated disorders related to autoimmune dysregulation or pain. This study examined whether the prevalence of autoimmune, chronic pain and fatigue and atopic disorders is higher in women with endometriosis than in the general female population.

METHODS AND RESULTS:

A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 1998 by the Endometriosis Association of 3680 USA members with surgically diagnosed endometriosis. Almost all responders had pain (99%), and many reported infertility (41%). Compared with published rates in the general USA female population, women with endometriosis had higher rates of hypothyroidism (9.6 versus 1.5%, P < 0.0001), fibromyalgia (5.9 versus 3.4%, P < 0.0001), chronic fatigue syndrome (4.6 versus 0.03%, P < 0.0001), rheumatoid arthritis (1.8 versus 1.2%, P = 0.001), systemic lupus erythematosus (0.8 versus 0.04%, P < 0.0001), Sjogren's syndrome (0.6 versus 0.03%, P < 0.0001) and multiple sclerosis (0.5 versus 0.07%, P < 0.0001), but not hyperthyroidism or diabetes. Allergies and asthma were more common among women with endometriosis alone (61%, P < 0.001 and 12%, P < 0.001 respectively) and highest in those with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome (88%, P < 0.001 and 25%, P < 0.001 respectively) than in the USA female population (18%, P < 0.001 and 5%, P < 0.001 respectively).

CONCLUSIONS:

Hypothyroidism, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, autoimmune diseases, allergies and asthma are all significantly more common in women with endometriosis than in women in the general USA population.

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ALTERNATIVES TO TOTAL ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY
by James E. Carter, MD, PhD OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor

Chronic Pelvic Pain Diagnosis And Management

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CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service - Endometriosis
Clinical Trials: Endometriosis

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The National Institutes of Heath in Bethesda Maryland is conducting a study on endometriosis. Please have all interested parties contact Doctor Pamela Stratton, Special Assistant in Gynecology and Clinical Research Developmental Endocrinology

PREB/NICHD/NIH
Building 10 Room 9D42 MSC 1583
10 Center Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1583
Phone 301-496-9079
Fax 301-480-6703
Email ps79c@nih.gov

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Veritas Medicine is an online health resource offering in-depth information on treatment options and clinical trials for over 25 chronic medical conditions, including endometriosis, sexual dysfunction and infertility. Veritas Medicine's endometriosis educational content was created by an Associate Physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, with a focus on treatments that are currently being developed to improve upon standard treatments for this condition. The educational material is produced with the aim of allowing patients and their physicians to make more informed decisions about their treatment options. Veritas Medicine's confidential clinical trials matching tool performs personalized searches of a clinical trials database in order to filter appropriate clinical trials. This database of both public and private trials will only grow with time.

I encourage you to visit http://veritasmedicine.com in order to view the educational content and try the "Find Clinical Trials" matching tool.

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Also,

Dr. Mark Hornstein at Brigham and Women's hospital in Boston using DHEA as add back therapy with Synarel nasal. Natalie is the coordinator her number is (617) 732-5177.

Dr. Keith Isaacson at Mass General Hospital is doing a study with a company called Praecis the number at the clinic is (617) 726-1896

Studies also being carried out by ICSL Clinical Studies, A division of Innovative Clinical Solutions, Ltd. 8200 Jog Road Suite 101 Boynton Beach, Fl 33437 Phone 561-731-0158 Fax 561-731-0129.

Dr. Yara Ramirez-Rojas. is conducting a trial with Depo-Provera injection to treat endometriosis, this medication is on the market and the service is provided at no cost to the patients, our center is on Boynton Beach, Florida ICSL Clinical Studies Phone 1-800-758-3746 Also other centers in United State and South America are conducting this trial, call me.