An experimental blood test could revolutionize the diagnosis of endometriosis, replacing invasive tests that more than 3 million women in Italy and 150 million worldwide undergo.
An Australian research could drastically reduce the time to diagnose endometriosis, whose traditional tests can take years and require invasive and in some cases painful tests such as laparoscopy.
Endometriosis, a chronic and often disabling gynecological disease, has a significant impact on the quality of life of 10-15% of women, with effects on not only physical and reproductive health, but also mental health.
Using advanced analysis technologies, it is possible to identify ten specific blood biomarkers, distinguishing endometriosis from other pathologies that often limit or cancel its diagnosis with the blood tests tested to date.
The test is called PromarkerEndo and was developed by the biomedical company Proteomics International, in collaboration with the University of Melbourne and the Royal Women's Hospital.
Marcus Barbatus
The article describes a blood test that seems very interesting for women with endometriosis, but I wonder if it really works as they say and if there are risks associated with this new method that were not mentioned.