![]() ![]() The other new therapy involves monthly injections of a man-made antibody which has been shown partly to reverse endometriosis in monkeys - and is now going to be tested in women. This follows a smaller study which found that patients reported fewer painful symptoms and needed fewer painkillers when taking the treatment. One drug, dichloroacetate, will soon be tested in a clinical trial involving 100 women with endometriosis in London and Edinburgh. Thanks to recent breakthroughs in our understanding of the condition, there is promise that trials of two new treatments may offer long-lasting relief for patients. ![]() ![]() As a chronic condition with no known cure, endometriosis can lead to debilitating pain and infertility for up to 1.5 million women in the UK - but hope of new treatments may finally be on the horizon. ![]()
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