Alternative treatments

admin | February 18, 2009

Starting a new series of articles – we are going to look at some alternative therapies that may help endometriosis sufferers. Whilst these are largely conjecture – we hope to help inform people and give reasons for these therapies working and back it up with any study data we can locate.   This is to [...]

Stages of Endometriosis

admin | July 24, 2008

Endometriosis is generally recognised to have four stages, some doctors may talk of five stages where stage 4 is taken a step further – below is our understanding of the four stages. Stage One Endometriosis A few cells/implants are present, often in the pelvic area, even at this stage some women can suffer significant symptoms.  [...]

What is Endometriosis?

admin | July 23, 2008

This post just covers what Endometriosis is, you will find other information on the site about symptoms and treatments. Endometriosis is the abnormal growth of endometrial cells that spread to areas in the body where they do not belong. Usually endometrial cells exist within the lining of the womb and are shed during menstruation (period) [...]

Ovaries grafted on to women’s arms – Wednesday 26th September 2001

admin | September 26, 2001

Ovaries grafted on to women’s arms Doctors in the US have transplanted ovarian tissue from two women on to their forearms to help them produce healthy eggs. The women have been unable to have children because of medical problems – cervical cancer and benign ovarian cysts. Their ovaries now function as they did in their [...]