Category: Essentials

Hormonal treatment for endometriosis Medically reviewed by Andrew Horne, Professor of Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences at Edinburgh University’s MRC Centre for Reproductive Health. Overview of hormone treatment for endometriosis The cyclical bleeding that happens during your period occurs when the endometrium breaks down in response to oestrogen and progesterone. Endometriotic lesions respond similarly to these hormones and…

Menstrual health glossary Medically reviewed by Andrew Horne, Professor of Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences at Edinburgh University’s MRC Centre for Reproductive Health. What does it all mean? During our research and focus groups we spoke to a number of people living with endometriosis who said that when they were first diagnosed, they found all the terminology and…