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Blood test may catch endometriosis early
Infertility physician Jan Friberg has begun using a simple blood test to diagnose early and mild- to -moderate cases of endometriosis in his patients, thus eliminating the need for invasive diagnostic laparoscopy or even a biopsy.
If the blood test becomes commonly used, it may make a difference in the lives of millions of women. Endometriosis occurs when endometrial tissues grow outside their normal home inside the uterus, leading to painful and often destructive internal growths and scarring. This new blood test could catch th disease before it becomes so painful.
Other gynecologists and fertility doctors have expressed interested in the new blood test, but it has not yet been accepted as a mainstream practice in the medical world. The test measures the levels of inflammatory protein interleukin-6 in the blood stream,
"If we see a patient has elevated interleukin-6, we are fairly convinced we don't need to do a laparoscopy (what's typically done to diagnose endometriosis)," said Friberg, founder of Friberg Medical Associates in Glencoe and Chicago. "Laparoscopy is not a particularly pleasant procedure so it is nicer to be able to do testing this way."
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Infertility physician Jan Friberg has begun using a simple blood test to diagnose early and mild- to -moderate cases of endometriosis in his patients, thus eliminating the need for invasive diagnostic laparoscopy or even a biopsy.
If the blood test becomes commonly used, it may make a difference in the lives of millions of women. Endometriosis occurs when endometrial tissues grow outside their normal home inside the uterus, leading to painful and often destructive internal growths and scarring. This new blood test could catch th disease before it becomes so painful.
<!-- start sidebar -->Dr. Jan Friberg reviews blood samples before testing them for endometriosis at his office in Glencoe.
(Allison Williams/Staff Photographer)
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Other gynecologists and fertility doctors have expressed interested in the new blood test, but it has not yet been accepted as a mainstream practice in the medical world. The test measures the levels of inflammatory protein interleukin-6 in the blood stream,
"If we see a patient has elevated interleukin-6, we are fairly convinced we don't need to do a laparoscopy (what's typically done to diagnose endometriosis)," said Friberg, founder of Friberg Medical Associates in Glencoe and Chicago. "Laparoscopy is not a particularly pleasant procedure so it is nicer to be able to do testing this way."
David Adamson, MD Named President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
Fertility Physicians of Northern California (FPNC), a private medical practice dedicated to helping people facing infertility, announced today that its founder, David Adamson, MD, has taken office as President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the nation's leading organization for reproductive medicine and science.
Dr. Adamson assumed the presidency at the 8,000 plus member society's annual meeting in October 2007. He previously served a year as the organization's president-elect. In his term as president, Dr. Adamson will be Chairman of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, and lead the world's largest organization of reproductive professionals in all aspects of its educational, scientific and advocacy missions.
Dr. Adamson is a sought-after clinician and researcher. He is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist, surgeon, and Director of Fertility Physicians of Northern California, in San Jose and Palo Alto, in addition to serving as Adjunct Clinical Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine and Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine.
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Fertility Physicians of
Northern California (FPNC), a private medical practice dedicated to helping
people facing infertility, announced today that its founder, David Adamson,
MD, has taken office as President of the American Society for Reproductive
Medicine (ASRM), the nation's leading organization for reproductive medicine
and science.
Dr. Adamson assumed the presidency at the 8,000 plus member society'sADVERTISEMENT
annual meeting in October 2007. He previously served a year as the
organization's president-elect. In his term as president, Dr. Adamson will be
Chairman of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, and lead the
world's largest organization of reproductive professionals in all aspects of
its educational, scientific and advocacy missions.Dr. Adamson is a sought-after clinician and researcher. He is a
board-certified reproductive endocrinologist, surgeon, and Director of
Fertility Physicians of Northern California, in San Jose and Palo Alto, in
addition to serving as Adjunct Clinical Professor at Stanford University
School of Medicine and Associate Clinical Professor at the University of
California San Francisco School of Medicine.
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