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Endometriosis breakthroughs: Christine Metz, PhD, on the condition that affects 6 million Americans: Part 1
Endometriosis can cause debilitating pain and infertility, yet getting a diagnosis can take nearly a decade. On this episode of 20-Minute Health Talk, hosted by Sandra Lindsay, RN, MBA, Christine Metz, PhD, co-director of the ROSE (Research OutSmarts Endometriosis) Study at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, explains what endometriosis is, why symptoms can be so misleading, and how today’s “gold standard” laparoscopy still misses cases. She also shares a breakthrough: analyzing menstrual effluent — natural tissue shed during periods — may lead the way to a noninvasive diagnostic…
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