What Research Do You Want on Endometriosis?

The Endometriosis Association’s Research Program includes the world’s largest endometriosis database, a major research partnership with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, collaboration with the U.S. National Institutes of Health (working to find a noninvasive diagnostic test for endometriosis, etc.), and funding of promising research worldwide. The Association also serves as a clearinghouse for information on the disease for scientists, clinicians, and business ventures seeking assistance in clinical trial recruitments or other help in developing new treatments.

What we know about endometriosis today is in large part due to continuing research by the Endometriosis Association. Here are just a few of the breakthroughs our research has revealed

• Endometriosis can be caused by exposure to dioxins: groundbreaking research started in 1992 shows that endometriosis can be directly related to environmental toxins such as dioxins, providing for the first time a provable cause of endometriosis Learn more . . .


• Endometriosis is an immune system disease: research shows endometriosis is an immune disease as well as an endocrine disease


• Endometriosis linked to autoimmune diseases: research shows links to autoimmune diseases in women with endometriosis


• Pain: research shows links to cancers in women with endometriosis Learn more . . .


• Age: research shows endometriosis is beginning at a younger age, is more severe, with more symptoms, and is more debilitating in girls and young women currently diagnosed


• Diagnosis: research continues on noninvasive diagnostic techniques Learn more . . .

You’ll find more about our groundbreaking research in these articles.

The Association’s Research Program: Working to Find Answers
“. . . the information being gathered is continuing to change established dogmas and is furthering our understanding of the complexities of this disease. Most importantly, through its many activities, the Association’s research program is a key participant in the search for better diagnostic tools, better treatments and, hopefully, prevention of and a cure for endo. . .”

Endometriosis and Dioxins: Information for Physicians, Nurses, and Other Healthcare Professionals
The research linking chemical toxins, endocrine disrupters, to endometriosis is now so vast and developing so quickly all over the world that we have had to revise our popular “blue” brochure on endometriosis and dioxins for healthcare providers several times each year. Important information for everyone interested in endometriosis.

Endometriosis and Ovarian Cancer Review
Studies show that women with endometriosis have a much higher risk for three types of deadly ovarian cancer. See Endometriosis: The Complete Reference for Taking Charge of Your Health for more on this and prevention strategies

Endometriosis Association and National Institutes of Health Study
“. . . based on a study done by the Endometriosis Association and the National Institutes of Health, women with endometriosis are significantly more likely than other women to suffer from a number of serious conditions.”

Key Findings from Vanderbilt Endometriosis Association Research
“Since 1999, the Endometriosis Association has partnered with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to fund and coordinate a “dream team” of scientists to research endometriosis (endo). The program has been highly successful, resulting in truly excellent research that has helped move our scientific understanding of endo forward . . .”

From Candle to a Flame (Appeared in “On Wisconsin” magazine, Nov/Dec 1994. An article about the founding of the Endometriosis Association
“Sure enough, 79 percent of the monkeys exposed to dioxin had endometrial growths on their abdominal organs, with those who had received the highest doses of dioxin manifesting the most serious disease, and those on low doses escaping with milder cases.”

Endometriosis Data
See data (in graphic form) from the Endometriosis Association’s Research Registry on symptoms, allergies, age, and diagnosis of women with endometriosis

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