The choice to end your dearly wanted pregnancy is so heartbreaking. It is very personal; it is never a "black or white" choice.

I've been asked to write "our side" of the story for terminating a pregnancy due to T-21 with known health issues. This is my story in much abbreviated form.

I was 39 when I found out I had severe endometriosis, and I underwent a laparoscopy and six months of Lupron treatment to combat it.

 Neurocrine rises on clinical results

Shares of Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) lifted in after-hours trading after the San Diego-based company said its endometriosis treatment proved safe and effective in its fifth Phase 2 clinical trial.

 Bayer: Visanne Cleared In Europe For Endometriosis Treatment

FRANKFURT -(Dow Jones)- Bayer Schering Pharma AG has successfully completed the decentralized part of drug approval procedure in Europe for a new treatment of endometriosis called Visanne, the company said Monday.

 LUNA does not alleviate chronic pelvic pain

Clinical question Is laparoscopic uterosacral nerve ablation (LUNA) effective for the treatment of women with chronic pelvic pain?

Bottom line LUNA is no more effective than sham surgery in alleviating chronic pelvic pain of uncertain etiology in adult women. (Level of evidence = 1b–)

Synopsis LUNA is a therapeutic procedure performed after a diagnostic laparoscopy in women with chronic pelvic pain of uncertain etiology

 Cook Medical offers preview of its new uterine injectors

Cook Medical has allowed those in the medical industry to preview its new uterine manipulator/injectors (UMI) at the recent Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynaecology.

The company's new UMI and UMI-Loc products are designed to improve laparoscopic procedures during the diagnosis and treatment of common gynecological problems, including infertility, pelvic organ prolapse, endometriosis and uterine fibroids.