A new blood test could identify a distinctive hormone pattern found only in people with endometriosis, offering hope for faster diagnosis of a condition that currently takes up to 12 years to detect.

Computer illustration showing the female reproductive system, including the bladder, uterus and ovaries. The endometrium (lining of the uterus) is extending outside the uterus, into the fallopian tube ...

The new Endotest and EndoSure could help diagnose endometriosis earlier, reducing delays and the need for diagnostic surgery.

Endometriosis, a chronic disease in which endometrial-like tissue grows outside the uterus on various other organs, affects about 10 percent of women of reproductive age, causing pain and sometimes ...

These growths are most commonly found in the pelvis, affecting the ovaries, fallopian tubes, bladder or bowel but can also ...