Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological problems, affecting 6 to 10 percent of women of reproductive age. Over half of women and teenage girls with pelvic pain have endometriosis and up to half of women who are infertile have this disease. It can cause severe pain as a result of lesions, scar tissue, and inflammation.
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People and organizations all over the world will be joining together on March 19th for the 2016 ENDOMARCH. This is an annual event to be held in many different cities around the world to increase the awareness of endometriosis. Begun in 2013, this will be the fourth yearly march in support of increasing awareness of this devastating condition.
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The revolutionary J-Plasma tool allows surgeons to operate in delicate areas of the body. With an enhanced cutting capability, surgeons can do more while lessening damage to surrounding tissue, according to a May 2015 article in Medgadget.com, an independent publication for and by MDs and biomed engineers. The J-Plasma device is being used for a variety of gynecological procedures, including treatment of endometriosis. Specifically, they state that, “J-Plasma . . . works at far lower temperatures than traditional CO2 lasers, resulting in less damage to surrounding tissue. Surgeons treating women with endometriosis, for example, can now remove diseased tissue on the fallopian tubes without fear of damaging these delicate structures.” This can improve the likelihood of more effective treatment, potentially reducing the need for repeat procedures and retain the patient's ability to conceive and bare children.
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As a student, you learned the 3 states of matter are solid, liquid and gas, but now you know there’s a fourth: plasma. The characteristics of plasma are different enough from gas to qualify as another state of matter: it has approximately equal numbers of positively and negatively charged ions. It’s been estimated that 99% of the universe’s matter is plasma. Plasma temperatures range from hot to cold, with "hot" having temperatures like that of the sun or a lightning bolt and "cold" having temperatures in the range of fluorescent lights and neon signs.
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