Show A10 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday September 27 2002 Study links endometriosis with other diseases LONDON (AP) — Women with endometriosis — a leading cause of infertility in which tissue from the womb scientists at the US National Institute of Child Health and Human Development George Washington University and the Endometriosis Association involved 3680 women with endometriosis The scientists found that 20 percent of the women had more than one other disease A third of the women who had other diseases had fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome and some of those women also had other autoimmune or hormone diseases Chronic fatigue syndrome was more than 100 times more common than among the general US female population Hypothyroidism which involves an underactive thy- raid gland and causes mental and physical slowing was seven times more common Fibromyalgia which is characterized by widespread " body pain and tiredness was twice as common among the ditions said Warren Nothnick a University of Kansas professor of obstetrics and gynecology who was not connected with the study “What is the underlying factor the commonality between all of these diseases? If we can find out what the one factor is or group of factors we can target that and hopefully come up with a way to treat not only the endometriosis but also some of the other diseases” Nothnick said His own work as well as that of other scientists suggests that the malfunctioning of certain immune system chemicals called cytokines may be a common link Assuming endometriosis occurs before the other diseases it may also be possible one day to spare women with endometriosis from developing some of the additional eases Nothnick said The study conducted by lining grows elsewhere in the body — are much more likely to suffer from rheumatoid arthritis lupus chronic fatigue syndrome fibromyalgia and allergies new research has found’ The study published this week in the journal is the first to document something that has been noticed by many women with the painful disorder The researchers urged doctors to look for the other diseases in women when diagnosing endometriosis which afflicts between 8 percent and 10 percent of women of childbearing age The cause of endometriosis as well as of the other diseases remains unknown' The new research suggests an immune system abnormality may underlie all these con Human-Reproductio- Endometrial tissue outside the uterus responds to the menstrual cycle similarly to the way it responds in the uterus At the end of every cycle when hormones cause the uterus to shed its endometrial lining endometrial tissue growing outside the uterus also breaks apart and bleeds However unlike menstrual fluid from the womb which is flushed from the body during menstrual periods blood from the misplaced tissue has no place to go Tissues surrounding the area of endometriosis may become inflamed or women with endometriosis Autoimmune inflammatory diseases — systemic lupus rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis — also occurred more frequently than normal Rates of allergic conditions were higher too While allergies occur in 1 8 percent of US women they occurred in 61 percent of the women with endometriosis' The rate climbed even higher if the ’ women had additional dis-- ‘ eases The study also confirmed previous findings that there is typically a gap between the time women first get the pelvic pain and the diagnosis of endometriosis The most common symp- tom of endometriosis is pain especially excessive cramps during menstrual periods pr pain during or after sex Infertility occurs in about 30 to 40 percent of women with endometriosis ’ Vaccines for AIDS in progress CAPETOWN South Africa (AP) — South African scientists said Thursday they will begin manufacturing and testing on humans three new vaccines intended to protect against the AIDS virus The vaccines showed great potential in laboratory tests on mice and primates said Anna-Lis- e Williamson associate professor at the University of Cape Town’s Institute of -Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine Small-scal- e human trials could begin as early as next year said Dr Tim Tucker director of the South African AIDS Vaccine Initiative More than a dozen candidate vaccines are at various stages of testing worldwide' ' swollen 10-ye- ar It is one of the most complex and least understood gynecologicaldiseases and' despite many theories the cause remains unknown One theory is that during menstruation some of the menstrual tissue backs up through the fallopian tubes into the abdomen where it implants and grows Smssuotdssfaut SALONfc-SP- t I ' " “ ' V ' shampoo f ' v conditioner for your Sylc wilt Uvel An j use only professionally recommended F Off 7 Wl lif to if :r ' 4 bt (c?±icr y V1 S’ "A Lff Highlights A 103102 ’" f - b 4 1 Logan Brlngo-Frlen- ’r - "V 4- i3D Highlights Ml1 33UEGD SEfllfifiv euicpre For App:’ Call mm mack 752-53- 1 Wolk -lna Woloomol 55 N MAIN LOGAN Specializing in natural Hair Welcome! 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