Comments on: Endometriosis and Fertility – How Endometriosis Stops Pregnancy http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogbaby/how-endometriosis-affects-female-fertility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-endometriosis-affects-female-fertility Want to get pregnant? Fertility tips, plus inspiration for living a childfree life. It's all here! Wed, 23 May 2012 18:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Laurie PK http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogbaby/how-endometriosis-affects-female-fertility/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Laurie PK Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:31:25 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogbaby/?p=364#comment-532 Chinese herbal medicine may relieve symptoms in the treatment of endometriosis. A systematic review by Cochrane Researchers found some evidence that women had comparable benefits following laparoscopic surgery and suffered fewer adverse effects if they were given Chinese herbs compared with conventional drug treatments. Endometriosis is a gynaecological disorder affecting as many as one in six women of reproductive age. It can cause pelvic pain, irregular and painful periods, and infertility. Surgical treatments do not always lead to long-term improvement in symptoms and drug treatments can have unpleasant side effects such as hot flushes, acne and weight gain. "These findings suggest that Chinese herbs may be just as effective as certain conventional drug treatments for women suffering from endometriosis, but at present we don't have enough evidence to generalize the results," says lead researcher Andrew Flower of the Complementary Medicine Research Unit at the University of Southampton in the UK. Source: ScienceDaily press release (July 11, 2009). “Chinese Herbs May Relieve Endometriosis Symptoms.” Chinese herbal medicine may relieve symptoms in the treatment of endometriosis. A systematic review by Cochrane Researchers found some evidence that women had comparable benefits following laparoscopic surgery and suffered fewer adverse effects if they were given Chinese herbs compared with conventional drug treatments.

Endometriosis is a gynaecological disorder affecting as many as one in six women of reproductive age. It can cause pelvic pain, irregular and painful periods, and infertility.

Surgical treatments do not always lead to long-term improvement in symptoms and drug treatments can have unpleasant side effects such as hot flushes, acne and weight gain.

“These findings suggest that Chinese herbs may be just as effective as certain conventional drug treatments for women suffering from endometriosis, but at present we don’t have enough evidence to generalize the results,” says lead researcher Andrew Flower of the Complementary Medicine Research Unit at the University of Southampton in the UK.

Source: ScienceDaily press release (July 11, 2009). “Chinese Herbs May Relieve Endometriosis Symptoms.”

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