Pregnancy and Endometriosis: The Hidden Risk of Gestational Diabetes
Getting pregnant with endometriosis may be challenging. Besides, that pregnancy is a high-risk pregnancy. According to the recent meta-analysis led by Dr.Vigano, the risk of gestational diabetes increases in endometriosis patients. The study performed database searches on PubMed, Medline, Embase, and…
Key Points Lay SummaryEndometriosis and Insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus
Simmen and associates from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Alabama, published a review article about the co-existence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and endometriosis, in the recent issue of the "Journal of Endocrinology". Insulin-dependent diabetes or T1DM…
Key Points Lay SummaryMaternal and fetal outcomes in women with endometriosis : A review and meta-analysis
Lalani et al from Dept. of Obstet. and Gynecol. , University of Ottowa, Canada, recently published this systemic review and meta-analysis of observational studies in the Journal of Human Reproduction, aimed to present the difference in the maternal and fetal…
Key Points Lay SummaryTherapeutic strategies involving uterine stem cells in reproductive medicine
Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that often serve to regenerate tissue in states of injury or apoptosis. The endometrium has progenitor cells that replace tissue lost after each menstrual cycle. It has been postulated that excessive stem cell recruitment to…
Key Points Lay SummaryGestational diabetes risk in women with endometriosis
Gestational diabetes (GD) is a common complication in pregnancy with several negative consequences for both mother and baby. The risk of developing GD increases with maternal age and body mass index (BMI). Women with endometriosis conceive later than fertile women,…
Key Points Lay SummaryEFA Medical Conference 2017: "Cells Are the New Cure" Presentation by Dr. Max Gomez
Dr. Max Gomez is an award-winning broadcast journalist, CBS News Medical Correspondent, and a presenter at the EFA 2017 Medical Conference. Dr. Gomez’s presentation was titled “Cells Are the New Cure: The Cutting-Edge Medical Breakthroughs That Are Transforming Our Health.”…
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