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Missmer was the co-founder of the Boston Center for Endometriosis, where she oversees the Women's Health Study. She joined the Board of Directors of the World Endometriosis Research Foundation in 2014. [1] [4] Missmer's research makes use of precision medicine to identify the risk factors for endometriosis in women and girls. [1]
Linda C. Giudice is an American gynecologist and obstetrician whose research has focused on the genetics of infertility, endometriosis, and the mechanisms of the menstrual cycle, along with the impacts of environmental pollutants on women's fertility.
The Endometriosis Foundation of America, Inc. (EndoFound, EFA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing awareness, promoting education and sponsoring research of endometriosis. EndoFound’s fourteen-member board of directors, as of 2020, includes patients, scientists, and physicians. [ 3 ]
Research to find better treatments is ongoing. Funding for endometriosis research doubled in 2021. This is amazing, since the condition is a problem for so many women and girls.
The most common pain scale for quantification of endometriosis-related pain is the visual analogue scale (VAS); VAS and numerical rating scale (NRS) were the best adapted pain scales for pain measurement in endometriosis. For research purposes, and for more detailed pain measurement in clinical practice, VAS or NRS for each type of typical pain ...
Starting in 2009, Seckin organized yearly conferences on advancing the science and surgery of endometriosis. [5] [7] [11] Through the EFA, Seckin co-founded the ROSE (Research Outsmarts Endometriosis) Project at the New York-based Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. He says it is the first research project in the United States to ...
Endometriosis is estimated to occur in 7% to 10% of women, with an associated risk of infertility for between 30% and 50% of this population. [1] [2] [3] Endometriosis is commonly classified under the revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine system from minimal endometriosis to severe endometriosis. The therapy and management of ...
Carlos Sueldo is a physician and professor of obstetrics and gynaecology for the University of California, San Francisco.Dr. Sueldo is also the founder (1984) and present Director of the in vitro fertilization IVF Fertility Center.