Current Research

Some of the latest research news about endometriosis will appear in our quarterly member publication endolink.

Although Endometriosis UK does not currently fund research, our long term aim is to do so, funds permitting.  Until that time we will continue to campaign for more funds to be made available for endometriosis research.

We will achieve this by:

• Campaigning for more research funding
• Increasing the dissemination of research outcomes to encourage interest
• Encouraging the best young scientists to enter the field of endometriosis research by raising awareness of the need for research
• Contributing to national and international surveys, the results of which may indicate areas of research need

There are several clinical trials and areas of research currently taking place. please click on the headings on the right hand side of the page for more information.

Endometriosis and cultural diversity

Even though there are a growing number of minority ethnic women living in the UK little is known about the experiences of women from minority ethnic groups with endometriosis. This study aims to explore the impact that living with endometriosis has on the lives of women from five minority ethnic groups, that is African Caribbean, Chinese, Greek/Greek Cypriot, Indian and Pakistani women. Please click here for details.


Chinese Herbal Medicine Clinical Trial - volunteers wanted.


Have you had experience of Laparoscopic Uterine Nerve Ablation (LUNA) for chronic pelvic pain? If so, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) want to hear from you! Please click here for more details.


Oxegene Genetic Study: A world-wide study currently conducting research into this, investigating the link between endometriosis and genetics. Please click here
for more details.