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Cure?From: anonymous@obgyn.netMon Jun 28 16:47:56 2004
hi, i was reading this article and wanted to share with u all. Would love to hear from anyone who has heard more about this. link is:http://www.htnext.com/news/181_854592,0050.htm article: Scientists find a cure for endometriosis Asia News International London, June 28 Researchers at the University Hospital Maastricht in the Netherlands have found a new treatment that could relieve millions of women who suffer from pain and infertility because of endometriosis. According to The Independent, the Dutch researchers have now found a way of inhibiting the development of the blood vessels that cause the growth of new endometriosis lesions and they hope that the therapy could restrict the growth of existing lesions. Dr Annemiek Nap and colleagues tested four angiostatic compounds, which inhibit the growth of blood vessels. They transplanted human endometrial tissue into 49 mice to grow the lesions associated with the disease, then treated them with the compounds. The treated mice had fewer lesions than those without the drug treatment. While all of the drugs were effective in reducing the number of newly developed blood vessels around the lesions, one compound, endostatin, worked particularly well. "Once endometriosis is diagnosed, a woman could have angiostatic therapy to prevent more lesions forming or the existing ones growing, and after surgery the therapy could be continued to prevent a recurrence," Nap said. Endometriosis is caused when the endometrium, the tissue that lines the womb, is found elsewhere in the pelvis, such as the fallopian tubes, bladder or inside the abdominal cavity.
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