The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a Fast Track Designation to imaging agent 99 mTc-maraciclatide for use in endometriosis diagnosis. A non-invasive test for endometriosis with reliable and consistent performance could transform women’s healthcare. This technology, developed by Serac healthcare, will not only allow fast assessment of the condition, it will also […]

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This article is part of our Special Series “From Lab to Clinic”. If you want to keep up to date with the progress of this novel test through clinical trials to regulatory approvals, follow along with us here. A non-invasive diagnostic test for endometriosis could soon be on the way. Earlier this year, Oxford University […]

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This article is part of our Special Series “From Lab to Clinic”. If you want to keep up to date with the progress of this novel test through clinical trials to regulatory approvals, follow along with us here. March 2024, Oxford University medics presented encouraging preliminary results of the first non-invasive diagnostic test for endometriosis. The […]

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Readers of MNB have the unique opportunity to watch in real time how innovations make it from the work bench to the doctor’s tool box. In this special series we will follow the progress of 99 mTc-maraciclatide a novel imaging agent that Oxford doctors hope will revolutionise diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis. Here at MNB, […]

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No typical presentation exists, but a new blood test could detect endometriosis. Endometriosis is a disease affecting millions of women. Endometriosis and its symptoms are varied and cause some women intense pain and problems conceiving children.1  Current standards require surgery for a final diagnosis of this disease. Doctors have been trying to find new ways […]

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A growing body of research is investigating the potential health benefits of turmeric for endometriosis pain and symptoms. Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition in which the uterine glands and endometrial tissues are present outside of the uterus.1  These extrauterine tissues and chronic inflammation can cause painful lesions in the reproductive system as well as […]

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Chinese herbal medicines and acupuncture are possible alternative treatments for endometriosis-related pain and infertility. Endometriosis is a painful, inflammatory disorder that commonly affects women during their reproductive years. The cause of endometriosis is believed to depend on estrogen levels, but the precise mechanisms remain unclear.  Endometriosis occurs when the tissue that lines the uterus, known […]

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Working with a mouse model, researchers have shown relief of endometriosis symptoms using THC as a pain reliever. Pain is complicated. Many things can cause pain, such as injury, disease, inflammation (swelling), pressure applied to body parts, and nerve damage. There are also many types of medications that attempt to help relieve pain – everything […]

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