ea0044oc6.6 | Pregnancy and Reproductive Health | SFEBES2016
Ahmad Syed F
, Carter Roderick N
, Collins Frances
, Greaves Erin
, Morton Nicholas M
, Saunders Philippa TK
, Horne Andrew W
Endometriosis is a chronic oestrogen-dependent incurable inflammatory disorder, defined by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity that affects 610% of women of reproductive age. It is associated with debilitating pelvic pain and subfertility with a significant impact on quality of life and estimated annual costs to the UK of £11.7 billion. Recent findings from our laboratory have shown that there is a shift in cell metabolism from mitocho...