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Improved endometriosis pain tied to vitamins: small study of short-term use.(Gynecology)
SAN ANTONIO -- Two months of high-dose vitamin E and C therapy was associated with significant improvement in endometriosis pain and a reduction in in flammatory markers in a study of 59 women.
"We didn't really expect that patients would actually report anything clinically after only 2 months, but it's really impressive. They are doing much better," said Dr. Nino Kavtaradze, who is an ob.gyn, resident at Emory University in Atlanta.
The study, presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, included 59 women, aged 19-41, with pelvic pain and a history of endometriosis and/or infertility.
Inflammatory markers were measured in blood, which was drawn from all of the women at the beginning and end of the study, and in peritoneal fluid, which was collected by laparoscopy at the end of the study.
Pain levels were evaluated at baseline and then monthly during the study.
A total of 46 patients were given vitamin E (1,200 IU daily) and vitamin C (1,000 mg daily) for 2 months before undergoing laparoscopy; the remaining 13 patients received placebo.
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