Early recognition of this rare but potentially devastating disorder is essential to facilitate effective management and optimal outcomes for patients BY Megan Kennedy Burns, MD, MA; Michelle A. Wood, DO; Camran Nezhat, MD; Farr Nezhat MD Endometriosis is a benign disease…
Current operative techniques for extragenital endometriosis can provide excellent outcomes with less risk for postoperative complications BY Megan Kennedy Burns, MD, MA; Michelle A. Wood, DO; Ceana Nezhat, MD; Camran Nezhat, MD Approximately 10% of all reproductive-aged women and 35%…
C-sections can cause infertility. Mine did For a select few women, this could be the difference between a baby, and not. I’ll say it again: C-sections can cause infertility. Catherine Woulfe writes. In October 2014 I had the kind of…
Empowering women through a grassroots approach is what Camran Nezhat, MD, a gynecologic surgeon in Palo Alto, Calif., had in mind when he founded the Worldwide Endometriosis March, or EndoMarch, some years ago. In March 2018, the 5th annual international day…
Elise Travers, a patient advocate in New York City, calls the lack of awareness about endometriosis a “form of gender inequality.” The disease “is not yet part of our general lexicon, yet it affects 1 in 10 women and every…
Pain and infertility, two frightening words usually associated with Endometriosis, an abnormal growth of endometrial cells outside of the uterus. This chronic illness affects approximately 1 in 10 women and to date, even more concerning, the exact cause of it…
An interview with Drs Nezhat By Christine Kilgore published at Obgyn News and Obgyn Management. Read more...
Endometriosis increases risk of multiple surgeries and ovarian cancer Key Findings * The study found that women with endometriosis had a moderate but statistically significant increased risk of developing ovarian cancer compared to those without the disease. * Women with…
Publish date: October 2, 2017 By: Ceana Nezhat, MD Endometriosis affects approximately 11% of women; the disease can be categorized as pelvic endometriosis and extrapelvic endometriosis, based on anatomic presentation. It is estimated that about 12% of extrapelvic disease involves…
Camran Nezhat MD, FACOG, FACS, Megan Kennedy Burns, MD, MA, Lucia DiFrancesco, MD, Stacy Young, MD, Farr Nezhat, MD, FACOG Corresponding Author: Camran Nezhat, MD, FACOG, FACS (camran@camrannezhatinstitute.com) Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecologic disorders, affecting approximately 10% of…