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Talk:Endometriosis

new research
There is new research about the possible causes and treatment of this condition. 73.45.84.188 (talk) 20:39, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-07-03/a-potential-breakthrough-in-endometriosis-research-prognosis?cmpid=BBD070323_prognosis&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=230703&utm_campaign=prognosis

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Outdated information - Endometriosis is actually common in teenagers and young girls

 * (from the article) "It is most common in those in their thirties and forties.[4]"

This information is wrong and outdated. I propose removing and replacing it. It is a common endometriosis myth that young girls and teenagers do not have the disease when in fact they do: http://endometriosis.org/resources/articles/myths/

 * "Before the introduction of laparoscopy in the 1970s, endometriosis could only be diagnosed during a laparotomy, major surgery involving a 10–15 cm incision into the abdomen. The risks and costs of a laparotomy meant it was usually done only as a last resort in women with the most severe symptoms who were past childbearing age. Because only women in their 30s or 40s were operated on, the disease was only found in women of that age. Subsequently ‘the fact’ arose that endometriosis was a disease of women in their 30s and 40s."

 * "Most recently the Global Study of Women’s Health, conducted in 16 centres in ten countries, showed that two thirds of women sought help for their symptoms before the age of 30, many experiencing symptoms from the start of their first period [2]."

I myself had to wait nearly 20 years from the onset of symptoms at 13 years old. Possibly due to this erroneous belief among gynaecologists and was diagnosed laparoscopically in my 30's only after the disease had progressed and ruined my career and life so far. The diagnostic delay of this illness is a serious problem in the medical field and for those affected and should be acknowledged as such. Similar stories are common in support groups.

-Anonymous Endo sufferer 2001:14BA:7F9:5000:CC51:DEF8:1244:62D9 (talk) 14:23, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

 * Here is the scientific source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10509296

2001:14BA:7F9:5000:CC51:DEF8:1244:62D9 (talk) 14:36, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
 * If you get the NIH to update their page here that would help.
 * I am not seeing were it says endo is most common in this age group here http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10509296 Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 06:10, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Okay added "can begin in women as early as 8 years old" Thanks for raising this :-) Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 07:08, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Primary sources, original research, WP:MEDRS
Sections moved to here to see if anyone has sources compliant with Wikipedia's medical sourcing guidelines. All of this text is based on primary studies or non-MEDRS sources; please locate secondary reviews per WP:MEDRS. Wikipedia Signpost/2008-06-30/Dispatches explains how to locate secondary reviews, and this template filler can be used to generate citations from a PMID. Sandy Georgia (Talk) 03:44, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

 * Some of the entries below are from reliable primary sources, and as such may be included as adjuncts to information in secondary literature. I think it may apply to the ones describing metabolic changes, but on the other hand, there are so many such entries, so it may still be better to find one or a few secondary sources that describe all of them. Mikael Häggström (talk) 15:21, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Indeed, they are probably all included in " " that you suggested below, and probably in a preferable prose format rather than what was more like a "list of substances that are lower or higher in people with endometriosis" without any knowledge about the actual direction of causation. Mikael Häggström (talk) 15:29, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Environmental
2001:14BA:7F9:5000:CC51:DEF8:1244:62D9 (talk) 14:23, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Environmental Exposure to TCDD and PCBs: Previous work in nonhuman primates has shown that exposure to the dioxin 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is associated with an increased prevalence and severity of endometriosis. Further animal experiments have implicated dioxin and dioxin-like compounds in this disease. Rodent studies support the plausibility of a role of environmental contaminants in the pathophysiology of endometriosis, although a convincing mechanistic hypothesis has yet to be advanced.

 * German wikipedia says that the prevalence in women who were exposed to dioxins in the Seveso (Italy) accident is higher than in not exposed women. (Thomas Steck, Ricardo Felberbaum, Wolfgang Küpker, Cosima Brucker, Dominique Finas: Endometriose. Springer-Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3-211-00746-6 (Volltext in der Google-Buchsuche). 2001:8003:A928:800:D59B:D443:FCBB:BAE9 (talk) 04:40, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

 * Tobacco smoking: The risk of endometriosis has been reported to be reduced in smokers. Smoking causes decreased estrogens with increased breakthrough bleeding and shortened luteal phases. Smokers have an earlier than normal (by about 1.5–3 years) menopause which suggests that there is some toxic effect of smoking on the follicles directly. Chemically, nicotine has been shown to concentrate in cervical mucous and metabolites have been found in follicular fluid and been associated with delayed follicular growth and maturation. Finally, there is some effect on tubal motility because smoking is associated with an increased incidence of ectopic pregnancy as well as an increased spontaneous abortion rate.

Metabolic changes
Endometriosis correlates with abnormal amounts of multiple substances, possibly indicating a causative link in its pathogenesis, although correlation does not imply causation:
 * Endometrial cells in women with endometriosis demonstrate increased adherence to peritoneal cells and increased expression of splice variants of CD44, a cell-surface protein involved in cell adhesions.
 * The matrix metalloproteinases MMP-1 and MMP-2 are also increased, and appear to be major factors involved in the invasion of endometrium into the peritoneum and in vascularization of endometriosis.
 * Endometriosis patients also have elevated levels of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptors-1 and -2 (sVEGFR-1 and -2) and angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2). IL-4 may induce angiogenesis in endometriosis by inducing expression of eotaxin.
 * Increased oxidative stress is also implicated in the pathophysiology of endometriosis, as well as 8-iso-PGF2α and oxysterols, being potential causative links in this oxidative stress.

Endometriosis is a condition that is estrogen-dependent and thus seen primarily during the reproductive years. In experimental models, estrogen is necessary to induce or maintain endometriosis. Medical therapy is often aimed at lowering estrogen levels to control the disease. Additionally, the current research into aromatase, an estrogen-synthesizing enzyme, has provided evidence as to why and how the disease persists after menopause and hysterectomy.

Other treatments

 * One theory above suggests that endometriosis is an auto-immune condition and if the immune system is compromised with a food intolerance, then removing that food from the diet can, in some people, have an effect. Various dietary recommendations are made in popular media. For example, common intolerances in people with endometriosis are claimed to be wheat, sugar, meat and dairy. Avoiding foods high in hormones and inflammatory fats also appears to be important in endometriosis pain management. Eating foods high in indole-3-carbinol, such as cruciferous vegetables appears to be helpful in balancing hormones and managing pain. However, these popular claims are typically not supported by scientific studies. According to one scientific study, diets high in fat and low in fruit and β-carotene were associated with a lower risk of endometriosis, contradicting the typical idea of a healthy diet. Consumption of omega 3 fatty acids, particularly EPA, as a food supplement has been suggested as a therapy for endometriosis.
 * Physical therapy for pain management in endometriosis has been investigated in a pilot study suggesting possible benefit. Physical exertion such as lifting, prolonged standing or running does exacerbate pelvic pain. Use of heating pads on the lower back area, may provide some temporary relief.

Notable cases
Moved from article. Please review MEDMOS (if this text is warranted and cited correctly, the correct section is "Society and culture") and MEDMOS. This is nothing but a list, poorly sourced, bare URLs, and nothing in it to establish anything about these people having made a lasting impression upon public perception of the condition. Think Ronald Reagan with Alzheimer's disease, Michael J. Fox with Parkinson's disease, Magic Johnson for HIV, or the significant amount of published journal articles about Samuel Johnson and Tourette syndrome. Wikipedia is not a collection of trivia or an indiscriminate list. I have never heard of Marilyn Monroe having any impact on perceptions of endometriosis: if there are sources that cover the importance of these people to endometriosis, please bring them forward, but we don't need a poorly sourced list of trivia. Sandy Georgia (Talk) 15:18, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Karen Duffy model, television personality and actress
 * Whoopi Goldberg actress
 * Julianne Hough professional ballroom dancer, country music singer and actress
 * Padma Lakshmi cookbook author, actress, model and television host
 * Marilyn Monroe actress
 * Lacey Schwimmer ballroom dancer and singer

More sources

 * more reviews that might be helpful: -- phoebe / (talk to me) 05:25, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Epidemiology case reports
Of the 2 references given for cases affecting men and both marked unreliable, the first was a dead link, so I removed it altogether. The second mentions in the abstract that the patient died and no biopsy or autopsy samples were available to confirm the diagnosis. I'm not sure whether that's why it was considered unreliable for this purpose, so I substituted one that does include confirmation from biopsy samples, and therefore should at least be less unreliable. Pubmed only shows the abstract for that one, but the abstract says "Two previous reports of endometriosis in male subjects, who were also on estrogen therapy, are reviewed briefly.", so it may qualify as a review as well as a case report? In case it does, I removed the MEDRS marker - feel free to put it back if it doesn't. The Crab Who Played With The Sea (talk) 14:40, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Based on your research summarized here, and absent prominent coverage in a first-rate secondary source, coverage here of this incredibly rare circumstance seems WP:UNDUE. So, I've removed the sentence in question.  -- Scray (talk) 15:27, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Reference list
(To all in-line citations above. Added by me) Mikael Häggström (talk) 14:54, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

New source
If anyone is interested, I ran upon this source which links Endometriosis and female attractiveness. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/09/21/women-with-severe-endometriosis-may-be-more-attractive/?intcmp=obinsite.--v/r - TP 17:57, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

Risk among relatives
Coming over here in response to a query at WPMED. Under Endometriosis we state "There is an about 10-fold increased incidence in women with an affected first-degree relative.[15]", with ref 15 linking to an article at eMedicine (not exactly our best sourcing); even worse, following that link takes you to the statement (under Genetics on the Etiology page) "Studies have shown that first-degree relatives of women with this disease are more likely to develop it as well." Searching PubMed led me to a 2012 primary study that states, ""Endometriosis has long been recognized as showing heritable tendencies, with a 5- to 7-fold greater incidence risk for first-degree relatives.[4]"  That seems promising, until you follow ref 4 (, a 2000 review article), in which Table 1 has numbers that the citing study presumably summarized as "5- to 7-fold", but the words "relative risk" don't appear in that review (that said, the citing article is peer-reviewed and I think we could use that estimate).  In agreement, a 2004 review article  in The Lancet stated "The heritable features of endometriosis were first recognised more than 20 years ago when the risk for first-degree relatives of women with severe endometriosis was reported to be six times higher than that for relatives of unaffected women."  I plan to add the latter estimate and citation to the article.  -- Scray (talk) 18:10, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks Mikael Häggström (talk) 09:39, 19 October 2013 (UTC)

Etymology
What is the etymology? This needs to be included.174.3.125.23 (talk) 10:45, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

Conservative treatment
"Conservative treatment consists of the excision (called cystectomy) of the endometrium, adhesions,"

This is clearly surgical treatment which is not conservative. Conservative treatment is noninvasive treatment usually with medication. Am I not right?

JAMA evidence synopsis
10.1001/jama.2014.17119 JFW | T@lk  22:46, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Pronunciation?
Just come across this disease for the first time. Pronunciation? Endometriôsis? Endometrîosis? Rothorpe (talk) 00:38, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Problems with recent edits
I reverted these edits. KateWishing (talk) 13:53, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
 * The lead is meant to summarize the body, per WP:LEAD. New information should not be added only to the lead.
 * You changed "6–10% of women" to "10% of young girls and women, many of whom begin experiencing symptoms at menarche", replacing a higher quality review with a primary source. We strongly prefer reviews for medical articles under WP:MEDRS. Furthermore, the new source does not use the term "young girls" or support the bit about menarche. Some sources argue that 10% may be an overestimate, so we should include the full range.
 * You removed the accurate statement that endometriosis is most common in older women.
 * You changed a line about differential diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain to be about co-morbid conditions, which is not what the source says.

 * Agreed. I saw 's edits soon after they were made, but I didn't revert because there was off-Wikipedia stuff I wanted to do, and I figured that Doc James would see the material and revert. I'd overlooked that you were watching this article. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 01:51, 7 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Agree. Have been busy. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 04:59, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

New text
"Types of endometriosis : Endometriosis is not 1 disease

Clinically 4 types of endometriosis exist : subtle lesions, typical lesions, cystic ovarian endometriosis and deep lesions (for images of the different types .) Subtle lesions or non coloured lesions are small vesicles or flame like lesions. Typical lesions or powder burn or gunshot lesions are dark lesions in a white sclerotic area. Cystic ovarian endometriosis or chocolate cysts are almost exclusively found in the ovary. Deep endometriosis are nodular lesions similar to benign tumours.

The prevalence in women with pain and or infertility of subtle, typical, cystic and deep endometriosis is highly variable and estimated at some 80%, 50%, 20% and 3-4% respectively. The pain symptoms are highly variable being no pain, mild pain in 50%, severe pain in 70% and very severe pain in 95% respectively. Also the relationship with infertility is varies from no cause of infertility, a slight decrease in half of the women, a strong decrease of fertility also because of adhesions, to a questionable cause of infertility respectively.

It is traditionally believed, according to the Sampson theory that following retrograde menstruation endometrial cells implant and that these cells will subsequently develop into more severe lesions. Endometriosis therefore is considered a progressive and recurrent disease. In order to understand endometriosis, its symptoms and management, this however has to be changed. the endometriotic disease theory considers subtle lesions as a natural physiologic phenomenon occurring at least intermittently in all women. Following a genomic incident, and determined by the type of genomic alteration, the lesion will develop into typical, cystic or deep lesions, which are 3 different diseases Clinically typical, cystic or deep lesions therefore should no longer be considered neither as progressive nor as recurrent. This is fundamental for understanding surgery. Anyway, it is clear that Most important is that considering endometriosis as at least 4 different diseases, is fundamental for understanding pathophysiology, symptoms and surgical therapy., "
 * There is no evidence that subtle or typical lesions progress to more severe lesions.
 * Although these endometriosis lesions must have grown at some moment in the past, at the moment of diagnosis none of the lesions are progressive (except rarely a deep lesion- some 10 in 3000 ).
 * Cystic and deep endometriosis are clonal in origin.
 * For simplicity adenomyosis, peritoneal pockets, stromatosis and Müllerianosis, although forms of endometriosis are not discussed.

 * Sources are not sufficient. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 19:56, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

 * Agreed. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 20:06, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

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Improvement to introductory paragraph
Hi Doc James. I presume, from your username, that you are a medical doctor. I am not, so, if so, I bow to your superior knowledge about endometriosis. In fact, until yesterday, although I had heard of endometriosis, I did not know what it meant! Because of an article I was reading in a newspaper, I just wanted a quick but accurate picture of what endometriosis means. So I turned to Wikipedia. I had no intention of reading the entire article - and I still haven't.

This is one mode in which I and, I guess, a lot of other Wikipedia users also, often use Wikipedia.

The main reason for my edit, yesterday, was that in order to understand the term "endometriosis", I really needed to know something else that I did not know - specifically, what the endometrium is, a word that was previously not mentioned until more than 1,000 words into the Wikipedia article, and, to build a little more detail into my picture of endometriosis, it was helpful to have some idea where the abnormal tissue is commonly sited.
 * Yes and the sentence "The endometrium is the inner lining of the uterus." remains. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 02:57, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

By "other bit" I presume you refer to my second sentence, "In endometriosis, endometrial material grows ectopically outside the womb - commonly on the outer surfaces of the ovaries, the fallopian tubes, the uterus, the bowel, and on the peritoneum - the membrane lining the pelvic cavity." And, if so, you are right that the article "already said that other bit below". But it was more than 2,000 words below! True, I could have gone searching thought the contents list and found "localisation" then jumped to that text to read it.
 * By low I meant a couple of sentence lower as "Most often the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and tissue around the uterus and ovaries are affected; however, in rare cases it may also occur in other parts of the body." Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 02:57, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

However, the point is that with my edit in place as originally made, any reader could get a quick but accurate picture of the meaning of "endometriosis" simply by reading the introductory paragraph. I agree that my second inserted sentence repeats some information already in the first sentence (and I did for that reason consider rewriting and incorporating the first sentence into my slightly extended introduction) but it also introduces other material and an important related concept - ectopia, which I ensured was also linked to the relevant article, but which, now, after your edit, is not linked to from anywhere in the article and not mentioned until more than 1,000 words into the this article.

It is quite common for Wikipedia introductory paragraphs (and, in fact, for encyclopedia introductory paragraphs, in general) to contain material that is repeated and expanded upon later in the article.

I decided not replace the first sentence because it does provide a very short accurate and overt definition of endometriosis: i.e. it begins with the subject word, "Endometriosis is . . ." - something important which would have been lost if I had introduced the material in the 'logical' order of first defining "endometrium".

For all the above reasons, I believe that removing my second inserted sentence was a retrograde edit, rendering the article of less utility than with the sentence.

As to replacing my reference www.webmd.boots.com with one to the NIH website, I don't have a big problem with it. I agree, the NIH website is preferable because it contains less (looks like, no) advertising. But, this source is already linked to in the first footnote (and several others), whereas my reference provided another source not otherwise referenced in the article. However, the purpose of my link was to provide a source for the common sites of endometriosis, which I agree your link to the NIH site does, but it is now a superfluous reference because you have removed the information it was providing a source for!

There was, however, an error in the way my link was rendered, so that it linked to the main web site (www.webmd.boots.com) and not to the specific page on endometriosis (http://www.webmd.boots.com/women/endometriosis).

I don't know why the cite web tag works in this way, but it seems that it links to the url in its "website" attribute and not to the url in its "url" attribute, which would seem to be where one was intended to put the url of the link. The tag also reports as an error: "External link in |website", which seems to be the whole purpose of a web citation, so I think that the design of this part of Wikipedia markup needs looking at, to make it clearer what the tag is for and how it ought to be used. I note that the first footnote in the article (to http://www.nichd.nih.gov) also reports the same error. If you understand these issues, perhaps you would like to explain.

Hedles (talk) 11:29, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Have moved it up. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 02:59, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

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"outdated, primary source"
Regarding edits like this and this by Barbara (WVS), it would be better to replace the sources with updated and non-primary references instead of leaving the content unsourced. This is per the WP:Preserve policy. Also, per WP:MEDDATE, a source that is not within the five-year window of freshness does not automatically mean that the source is outdated. If research on the matter is the same, then a 2010 reference is not outdated. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 19:04, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the reminders. As my habit, I go through an article before I begin extensive editing and place the tags where the content needs an up-to-date reference. As I add references, I remove the tag and move on to the next tag and locate appropriate sources. So I get it. Tagging helps me add content more efficiently. If someone removes the tag, I might assume that I corrected the reference and miss the content that needs to be better reference. I apologize for any annoyance that this may create with other editors. From the edit histories, it seems like no one minds this method of editing/adding content/adding references. Best Regards, Barbara (WVS) ✐ ✉ 21:26, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Barbara (WVS), if you plan to replace the source (or sources) you removed, which it seems that you do, then I don't mind. Otherwise, per past WP:Preserve discussions we've had (where you removed content in addition to sources and some content was lost as a result), I do mind. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 21:42, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the reminders. I am glad that you don't mind. Best Regards, Barbara (WVS) ✐ ✉ 21:59, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

Number affected
This source puts the global number effected at 10.8 million. 10% of reproductive age women would be a much larger number (likely 200 million). Thus we provide both. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 11:27, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
 * We need a reference for the larger number. Thus removed it until a high quality ref is provided. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 11:48, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

Queen's University Student Editing Initiative
Hi! We are a group of medical students from Queen's University. We are working to improve this article over the next month and will be posting our planned changes on this talk page. We look forward to working with the existing Wikipedia medical editing community to improve this article and share evidence. We welcome feedback and suggestions as we learn to edit. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Erichmond3 (talk • contribs) 18:13, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

 * We knew a woman with severe endometriosis even though this was not diagnosed. She and the people around her just took that to be her lot in life that she was often debilitated. It was not known to her and her people there existed a condition like that. She refused to do a driving license, even though that would have been kind of necessary, because she said she could not tell people 'I cannot drive because I have got my period'. She often spent two days in bed, three when she was younger. She said she had never wanted children anyway but when the pain got worse and worse, periods were never regular, she did not think that using that part of her body would be a good idea. The only medication which helped was Zomax, but that was withdrawn from the market. It should be time to revisit Zomax or tweak the chemical formula? 124.182.232.203 (talk) 01:03, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Proposed Changes to Article
Hello, we are a group of medical students editing this page as part of our class assignment. We have compiled a list of suggestions to improve this article and would appreciate community feedback before we proceed with these edits. Here is a list of our suggestions: We propose the following changes for these indicated sections: 1. Signs and Symptoms

a. We propose to update citations in the sentence below in the #Other section. The current citation for symptoms of diarrhea and constipation is a cohort study published in 2010. This source does not meet Wikipedia’s reliable medical sources criteria. The citation for chronic fatigue is also missing so we are adding a citation for this evidence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Erichmond3/sandbox
 * Comment in your sandbox. Thanks!JenOttawa (talk) 15:19, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

b. We propose to remove the pelvic pain paragraph from #Other and edit the #Pelvic pain section to include new information. You can view the new edits in the following sandbox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Erichmond3/sandbox To remove: “In addition to pain during menstruation, the pain of endometriosis can occur at other times of the month. There can be a pain with ovulation, pain associated with adhesions, pain caused by inflammation in the pelvic cavity, pain during bowel movements and urination, during general bodily movement like exercise, pain from standing or walking, and pain with intercourse. The most severe pain is typically associated with menstruation. Pain can also start a week before a menstrual period, during and even a week after a menstrual period, or it can be constant. The pain can be debilitating and the emotional stress can take a toll.[20]”

The last three sentences of the removed paragraph will be added on to the first paragraph under #Pelvic pain. 2. Pathophysiology

a. We propose to add 2 subsections under the “Pathophysiology” section to address the role of oxidative stress in the development of endometriotic lesions

b. The first section would be entitled “Oxidative Stress: Iron Overload”

c. Under “Oxidative Stress: Iron Overload”, the following paragraph will be added: "Influx of Iron is associated with the local destruction of the peritoneal mesothelium, leading to the adhesion of ectopic endometrial cells[1]. Peritoneal iron overload might be due to the destruction of erythrocytes, which contain the iron-binding protein hemoglobin, or a deficiency in the peritoneal iron metabolism system.[1]"

d. the second section will be entitled “Oxidative Stress: Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)”

e. under “Oxidative Stress: Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)”, the following paragraph will be added: "Oxidative stress activity and reactive oxygen species (such as superoxide anions and peroxide levels) are high in endometriosis and are known to damage tissue and induce proliferation[1]. There are several pathways for oxidative stress to induce proliferation of endometriotic lesions such as the mitogen activated protein (MAP) kinase and extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) pathway. Activation of both pathways lead to increased levels of c-Fos and c-Jun, proto-oncogenes associated with high-grade lesions.[1]"

Reference 1: Oxidative Stress and Endometriosis: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017;2017:7265238. doi: 10.1155/2017/7265238. Epub 2017 Sep 19.

f. the changes can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:AquilaAking
 * Thanks for sharing your proposed article improvements. Comments are posted in your sandbox.JenOttawa (talk) 15:28, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

3. Diagnosis

a. We propose to make the following changes to the structure of the article; order of headings Endometriosis#Diagnosis, such this it goes “Laparoscopy” then “Vaginal ultrasound”.

b. We propose to insert the following content into the Endometriosis#Laparoscopy subsection: “Laparoscopy is also the only currently accepted way to determine the extent and severity of endometriosis.” [1]

c. We propose to add a subsection under Endometriosis#Diagnosis called Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Our proposed changes and paragraph can be found in the following sandbox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sab.lawal/sandbox ::Comments in your sandbox. Thanks!JenOttawa (talk) 15:29, 9 November 2018 (UTC) 4. Genetics

a. We want to provide a clear concise introduction sentence to the section

b. We propose to insert a table summarizing the main gene loci that are relevant to a predisposition of endometriosis. By including a table of the loci we also want to include details regarding the gene product of the particular loci. This will help provide a better foundation for readers to understand what particular cascades may be involved, as well as serves as a platform of other topics to look into for greater detail if that is what they desire.

c. Proposed changes can be found in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Adicarlo1996/sandbox
 * Comments in your sandbox. Thanks.JenOttawa (talk) 16:17, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

5. Epidemiology

a. We propose adding in a sentence on the prevalence of endometriosis and how this varies by age groups. Currently, the wording is unclear and the prevalence quoted does not agree with the existing literature. By using a recent source that surveys the prevalence rates across studies of endometriosis, we will provide a more accurate estimate of how many women are affected worldwide. i. We propose removing: “One estimate is that 10.8 million people are affected globally as of 2015. Other sources estimate about 6-10% of women are affected.”

ii. We propose adding: “Establishing a prevalence for endometriosis has been made challenging because definitive diagnosis requires surgical visualization of the affected area [1]. Criteria that are commonly used to establish a diagnosis include pelvic pain, infertility, surgical assessment, and in some cases, magnetic resonance imaging. Altogether, these studies suggest that endometriosis affects approximately 11% of women in the general population [1].”

iii. Ref: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30017581

b. We also propose including a brief description of endometriosis recurrence rates. This information is currently missing from the epidemiology section and could describe how many individuals experience endometriosis recurrence after treatment. There are also known factors that affect the rate of recurrence which could be commented on.

i. We propose adding: “The rate of recurrence of endometriosis is estimated to be 56% over a 5-year period [1]. The rate of recurrence has been shown to increase with time from surgery and is not associated with the stage of the disease, initial site, surgical method used, or post-surgical treatment [1].”

ii. Ref: https://www.rbmojournal.com/article/S1472-6483(17)30571-0/fulltext

c. Proposed changes can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DanJosephJ/sandbox
 * Comments in your sandbox. ThanksJenOttawa (talk) 16:17, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

6. Social and Cultural Aspects:

a. We propose to expand on the economic burden of endometriosis. Currently the analysis is superficial and only covers loss of work days and does not analyze the many other direct and indirect costs of the chronic condition.

i. Delete the current paragraph on “The Economic burdens of Endometriosis”

ii. Add: “The economic burden of Endometriosis is widespread and multifaceted. Endometriosis is a chronic disease that has direct and indirect costs which include loss of work days, direct costs of treatment, symptom management, and treatment of other associated conditions such as depression or chronic pain. (1). One factor which seems to be associated with especially high costs is the delay between onset of symptoms and diagnosis. Costs vary greatly between countries. (2)” 1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17056043 2: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/e5a9/e0134a372beb0620e742b7ec12f85751dc2b.pdf

b. We also propose creating a section outlining organizations focused on advocacy for endometriosis. These include national resouces, fundraising initiatives, and research efforts.

i. “Organizations such as the Endometriosis Foundation of America (2), Endometriosis Research Center (3), and the Endometriosis Network Canada (1) are just a few of the many organizations worldwide which are advocates of Endometriosis. These organizations offer patient resources, fundraising, awareness and advocacy, and research efforts for Endometriosis 1: http://www.endometriosisnetwork.ca/ 2: https://www.endofound.org/ 3: https://www.endocenter.org/ c. We also propose to include public advocates and famous celebrities as many individuals use their experience to raise awareness for the condition.

i. “There are also many public figures who speak out about their experience with Endometriosis. Notable people include Whoopi Goldberg (4), Mel Greigs (5), and Julianne Hough. (6)” https://www.endofound.org/blossom-ball-2009-whoopi-goldberg https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/radio-presenter-mel-greigs-shocking-photo-shows-reality-of-living-with-endometriosis/news-story/4638a8c8899928d4ebb8dfd82ef820a7 https://www.today.com/health/julianne-hough-endometriosis-i-just-thought-it-was-normal-t116059 Our proposed changes can be found at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LordHaveMRSA/sandbox

AquilaAking (talk) 07:56, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Comments in your sandboxes. These edits should be given time for community consensus as per WP:EL external links are different from WP:MEDRS. Thanks!JenOttawa (talk) 16:17, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

Why can't we make a "Cause" chapter ?
I am thinking that we could make for exemple stress in that chapter instead of stating it in signs and symptoms (see ref) thanksWalidou47 (talk) 08:45, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Risk factors and cause is more or less the same. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 16:37, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I do not agree that it is more or less the same, a cause is more of a direct A to B thing.Walidou47 (talk) 18:54, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

Russian link
I do not undestand if there is a reason to use a Russian translation.

The ref name="John2013"> at Endometriosis is to a Russian translation while the PMID and DOI are to the English versions. If there is not a reason for this then

which links to a Russian translation -- Google Translate of the first paragraph looks like a direct translation -- at

http://reproduct-endo.com/article/download/30268/26983

needs to be replaced with

Please correct it or let me know it is OK to correct it. Memdmarti (talk) 02:28, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
 * You can remove the URL link. It is not needed when a ref has pmid and doi parameters. I thought there was a bot or AWB script that did this, but it may be confused by the ref definition coming later than the first use.  — jmcgnh (talk) (contribs) 02:37, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

 * Thank you. Memdmarti (talk) 02:48, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

Sexism/Misogyny (limited female perspective)
Literally, the Latin root of misogyny invokes biologically female reproductive organs. While the section of famous people who have struggled with endometriosis helps provide balance, a lot more needs to be done address the latent bias in both how endometriosis has been addressed in the past and how it’s still misunderstood today. Felis Bieti (talk) 02:18, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

Please provide specific examples of what text needs to be changed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moribundum (talk • contribs) 18:04, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

media University Texas
I need to speak to someone as soon as possible 174.242.206.28 (talk) 03:37, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

minor wording issue
In the section "Magnetic resonance imaging", the phrase "although it can be used to detect the most common form of endometriosis with a sufficient accuracy" is unclear. "Although it can accurately detect .." or "although sometimes it can accurately detect ..."- which is it?71.230.16.111 (talk) 07:17, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

Disease of the female reproductive system
This is a poor first sentence. Endo has been (albeit very rarely) found in individuals assigned male at birth, and implants/lesions of endo can be found on, e.g., the digestive system, urinary system, lungs, heart, and even brain. It is associated with systemic neurological and hormonal changes. It is a whole-body disease. Framing it as a disease of the reproductive system is part of the reason why it almost always progresses undiagnosed for years or even decades. 68.199.114.39 (talk) 11:30, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

 * Endo also effects intersex and other people with diversities of sexual development that defy binary classification. This article is archaic and contributes to, instead of alleviating, poor public knowledge about the condition. Talonx77.191.150.204 (talk) 06:11, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Added a section yesterday. I am not completely satisfied with the heading name, but something feels stylistically wrong about "AMAB endometriosis" as a section name -- I might change to it after some more thinking.
 * There are about a dozen case reports on this thing. No real secondary source, but recent case reports do tend to cite other cases. Artoria2e5 🌉 06:21, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

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Peter Cory

Peter deCarteret Cory, (October 25, 1925 – April 7, 2020) was a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, from 1989 to 1999.

Early life and education
Born in Windsor, Ontario, the son of Andrew and Mildred (Beresford Howe) Cory, he was educated at the University of Western Ontario (Assumption) receiving his BA in 1947 and at Osgoode Hall Law School receiving his law degree in 1950. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1950.

Career
As a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, he served overseas with 6th Bomber Group during World War II, flying many combat missions. He was appointed to the Queen's Counsel in 1963. He practised law with Holden, Murdoch and was elected a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1971.

Cory was appointed to the Supreme Court of Ontario in 1974, the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 1981 and the Supreme Court of Canada on February 1, 1989. He retired from the Supreme Court on June 1, 1999.

Post-Court
He served as the 11th Chancellor of York University from 2004 to 2008. He was an Honorary Colonel of the 426 Transport Training Squadron.

In 2002, Cory was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

Following his retirement, Cory was appointed to conduct an independent inquiry into six particular deaths during "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland. The Cory Collusion Inquiry was established to investigate allegations of collusion between security forces and paramilitaries in those cases.

Personal life
Cory was married to Edith Nash and had three children. He was a Mississaugan as of 2002.

Cory was chairman of the Ontario Civil Liberties Section of the Canadian Bar Association ("CBA"), president of the County of York Law Association, national director of the CBA and president of the Advocates' Society.

He died in Mississauga on April 7, 2020.

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Jack Gibbons

Jack Gibbons (born 2 March 1962) is an English-born American classical composer and virtuoso pianist.

Biography
Gibbons was born in England. His father was a scientist and his mother a visual artist. He began his piano studies in Stockton-on-Tees, later continuing in Oxford. He began performing in public at the age of 10. He made his London debut in 1979, at the age of 17, with an all-Alkan concert that included Alkan's Concerto for Solo Piano and Ouverture from Op. 39. At the age of 20 he won First Prize in the Newport International Pianoforte Competition, with a performance with the BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4. In 1984 he made his Queen Elizabeth Hall debut performing J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations, Chopin's "Funeral March" Sonata and Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit, after which recital The Times wrote that Gibbons "could be Britain's answer to Ivo Pogorelić". Since then Gibbons has played in many prestigious venues and festivals all over the world, as recitalist and concerto soloist.

For 16 years, from 1990 to 2005, Gibbons gave annual all-Gershwin concerts at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, with a gap in 2001 following a near-fatal car accident. These concerts feature Gibbons' own note-for-note reconstructions and transcriptions of the original recorded improvisations and concert works of George Gershwin. Over the 16 years of his Queen Elizabeth Hall all-Gershwin concerts, Gibbons has given the world premieres of at least 48 reconstructed original Gershwin works. He has also since 1994 given similar all-Gershwin concerts at New York's Merkin Hall, Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Hall.

In 1992 Gibbons made his recording debut on the Hyperion label (with Constant Lambert's The Rio Grande). The recording was nominated for a Gramophone Award and awarded a Penguin Guide 3-star rosette. Between 1992 and 1997 Gibbons recorded a 4-CD set of recordings entitled "The Authentic George Gershwin", which won an MRA (Music Retailers Award). Issued on the British label ASV, Gibbons' "Authentic George Gershwin" recordings were described by Classic CD as "a unique testimony to Gershwin's genius".

In January 1995, in Oxford, Gibbons became the first pianist ever to perform all 12 of Alkan's Douze Etudes dans les Tons Mineurs, Op. 39 in a single concert (the concert was repeated the following year at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London). The same month Gibbons recorded the work (its first digital recording) for the ASV label, Gramophone describing the recording as "among the most exhilarating feats of pianism I've heard on disc". The same year, on 27 August 1995 Gibbons made his BBC Proms debut at the Royal Albert Hall with Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, the BBC describing Gibbons as "THE Gershwin pianist of our time". In 1997 Gibbons wrote and presented a feature programme for the BBC on George Gershwin in preparation for the centenary of the composer's birth, with actor Sir Ben Kingsley providing the voice of George Gershwin.

In March 2001, Gibbons was involved in a life-threatening car accident. Gibbons' accident and recovery were the subject of much media attention from newspapers, television and radio, with features in The Sunday Times, Gramophone, BBC etc. Michael Church in the Daily Express described Gibbons' subsequent return to the concert platform as "miraculous" and "gutsy". Following his serious car accident, Gibbons has given increasing attention to composing in place of his performing career. After childhood successes as a composer, Gibbons had abandoned his composing for 25 years in favour of performing. Gibbons' own music has since been performed at Carnegie Hall in New York, the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, and recorded by the BBC. Gibbons' output to date (September 2017) includes over 40 songs and choral works (many for soprano voice, sung by sopranos Leona Mitchell, Christine Brewer, Mary Plazas, Ann Mackay, Suzanne Fleming-Atwood and others ), 20 solo piano works, and two works for string orchestra.

Gibbons' performing career still continues alongside his composing. In March 2007 Gibbons gave the first performance at Carnegie Hall of Alkan's Concerto for Solo Piano, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the work's publication in Paris in 1857. Gibbons continues to perform in Oxford, where he has been presenting and playing an annual summer piano festival every year without a break since 1988. He was appointed artist-in-residence at Davis and Elkins College, in the U.S. state of West Virginia, in June 2010. Gibbons became a naturalized American citizen on 29 November 2023.

Works
List of compositions by Jack Gibbons by category

Orchestral

 * Lament for strings, Op. 41
 * Serenade for strings, Op. 71

Choral

 * Cradle Song, Op. 64a
 * Ave verum corpus, Op. 89
 * Ave verum corpus, Op. 90
 * My heart is like a singing bird, Op. 91
 * Christmas Bells, Op. 92
 * The Lamb Child, Op. 95
 * Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, Op. 100
 * The Virgin's Cradle Hymn, Op. 101
 * Wiegenlied, Op. 103
 * O Magnum Mysterium, Op. 105
 * Winter Song (words by Bill King), Op. 102
 * Lovely Kind (words by Nicholas Breton), Op. 104
 * Christmas Song (words by Lydia Avery Coonley), Op. 108
 * Balulalow, Op. 109

Songs

 * Sonnet: Remember me (words by Christina Rossetti), Op. 12
 * Phantom of Delight (words by William Wordsworth), Op. 13
 * When We Two Parted (words by Lord Byron), Op. 14
 * I'll Not Weep (words by Emily Brontë), Op. 15
 * Beloved Again (words by Emily Brontë), Op. 16
 * Music, when soft voices die (words by Percy Bysshe Shelley), Op. 17
 * Echo (words by Christina Rossetti), Op. 18
 * Sleep Not (words by Emily Brontë), Op. 19
 * Why? (words by Christina Rossetti), Op. 20
 * Epitaph for a child (words by Robert Herrick), Op. 21
 * The Garden of Love (words by William Blake), Op. 22
 * In The Lane (words by Christina Rossetti), Op. 23
 * Weep you no more (words by John Dowland), Op. 24
 * The Linnet (words by Walter de la Mare), Op. 25
 * Roses for the flush of youth (words by Christina Rossetti), Op. 26
 * The Bourne (words by Christina Rossetti), Op. 27
 * Among the flowers (words by Christina Rossetti), Op. 28
 * Love me, I Love You (words by Christina Rossetti), Op. 29
 * If I Could Shut the Gate (words anon), Op. 31
 * Oh What Comes Over the Sea (words by Christina Rossetti), Op. 32
 * Mariana (words by Christina Rossetti), Op. 33
 * Shall Earth No More Inspire Thee (words by Emily Brontë), Op. 34
 * When I am Dead My Dearest (words by Christina Rossetti), Op. 36
 * Echo's Song (words by Ben Jonson), Op. 40
 * Once (words by Christina Rossetti), Op. 43
 * Perhaps (to R.A.L.) (words by Vera Brittain), Op. 47
 * A Life Beyond (words by Jack Gibbons), Op. 52
 * The Sun Is Set (words by Jack Gibbons), Op. 57
 * Sapessi pure! (words by Christina Rossetti), Op. 58
 * Sing A Song of Spring (words by Jack Gibbons), Op. 60
 * May (words by Christina Rossetti), Op. 61
 * A Red, Red Rose (words by Robert Burns), Op. 62
 * I Love My Jean (words by Robert Burns), Op. 63
 * Cradle Song (words by John Phillip), Op. 64
 * A Love Alive (words by Jack Gibbons), Op. 65
 * Life (words by Charlotte Brontë), Op. 67
 * The Parting Day (words by Edith Wharton), Op. 68
 * The One Grief (words by Edith Wharton), Op. 69
 * How Sweet I Roam'd from Field to Field (words by William Blake), Op. 72
 * Longing (words by Matthew Arnold), Op. 73
 * The Aspen (words by A. E. Housman), Op. 74
 * Roses (words by Edna St. Vincent Millay), Op. 75
 * Lullaby of an Infant Chief (words by Sir Walter Scott), Op. 76

Solo piano

 * Siciliano, Op. 30
 * Prelude in A flat, Op. 37
 * Tarantella, Op. 38
 * Waltz in E major, Op. 39
 * Prière, Op. 44
 * Song Without Words, Op. 45
 * Contredanse, Op. 46
 * Song from the Old World, Op. 48
 * Waltz in G major, Op. 49
 * Music Box, Op. 50
 * Lullaby (in memoriam), Op. 51
 * Waltz in F minor, Op. 53
 * Sarabande, Op. 54
 * Waltz in E flat minor, Op. 55
 * Prelude in E major, Op. 56
 * Shanty, Op. 59
 * A New World Song, Op. 66
 * Waltz for a musical box, Op. 77
 * Waltz in F major, Op. 78
 * Nocturne in F sharp, Op. 79
 * Melody in F sharp, Op. 80
 * Minuetto malinconico, Op. 81
 * 7 Esquisses, Op. 82
 * Andantino, Op. 83
 * Preludio, Op. 84
 * Menuetto antico, Op. 85
 * Nocturne in D flat, Op. 86
 * Menuetto semplice, Op. 87
 * Consolation, Op. 88
 * Nocturne in B flat minor, Op. 93
 * Romance, Op. 96
 * Impromptu in C major, Op. 98
 * Folk song, Op. 99
 * Appalachian Fancy, Op. 107
 * Solace, Op. 110
 * Piano Suite in E, Op. 111
 * Fantaisie, Op.116

Chamber music

 * Siciliano for flute and piano, Op. 70
 * Siciliano a quattro mani Op. 70a
 * Siciliano for flute, cello and piano, Op. 70b
 * Song Prelude, for piano duet, Op. 94
 * Valse élégiaque, for piano duet, Op. 106

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Abe Alvarez

Abraham Alvarez (born October 17, 1982) is an American baseball coach and former professional baseball pitcher, who is the pitching coach for the BYU Cougars. Alvarez played college baseball at Long Beach State University from 2001 to 2003 for head coaches Dave Snow and Mike Weathers and professionally in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox.

Alvarez has been legally blind in his left eye since infancy.

College career
Alvarez, who is of Mexican American descent, attended Fontana High School and Long Beach State University, where he posted a 23–5 record with a 2.56 earned run average in three seasons. As a junior in 2003, he was named an All-American by Baseball America after going 11–2 with a 2.35 ERA in 18 starts. He returned to Long Beach State in 2010 to complete a bachelor's degree in history and served as the undergraduate assistant pitching coach for the university's baseball team.

Minor league career
Signed by the Boston Red Sox in 2003 after being drafted 49th overall, Alvarez made his professional debut with the short-season Single-A Lowell Spinners. He posted no record and did not allow an earned run in 19.0 innings over nine starts, struck out 19 and walked just two hitters. He limited opponents to a .138 batting average and did not walk a batter in his first six starts.

2004
In 2004, Alvarez was named Pitcher of the Year for Double-A Portland Sea Dogs after going 10–9 with a 3.59 ERA in 26 starts in his first full pro season. He limited opposite hitters to a .252 average, posted a 3.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio (108-to-32), and was also named to the Eastern League's mid-season All-Star team.

2005
In 2005, Alvarez started 26 games for the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox. He finished the year with a record of 11–6 and a 4.85 ERA. The left-hander surrendered 143 hits over 144.2 IP. He struck out 109 batters and walked 32.

2006
In 2006, Alvarez started 21 games for Triple-A Pawtucket. He had a losing record of 6–9 and a 5.64 ERA. He struck out 71 and walked 40 in 118 IP; he gave up 136 hits and 74 earned runs. His season was cut short by an ankle injury sustained off-field. Alvarez had surgery on the ankle on August 18, 2006, but was fully recovered by spring training.

2008
On May 12, 2008, Alvarez was released by the Red Sox. In June 2008, he signed with the Camden Riversharks of the independent Atlantic League, but was traded to the Long Island Ducks for outfielder Jamal Strong on June 6. On January 21, 2009, Alvarez signed with the Palfinger Reggio Emilia of Italy's Serie A1.

2004
The Red Sox summoned Alvarez on July 22, 2004, from Double-A Portland when a spot starter was needed for a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles. Alvarez allowed five runs on eight hits, two strikeouts, and five walks over 5.0 innings of an 8–3 loss. He was sent back to the minors after the game. He was the youngest member of the World Series champion 2004 Red Sox to receive a ring.

2005
On July 2, 2005, Boston placed reliever Matt Mantei on the 15-day disabled list with a left ankle ligament sprain and recalled Alvarez from Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox. At the time of promotion, Alvarez was 7–3 with a 4.23 ERA in 16 starts for the PawSox, including wins in five of his past six decisions. He was expected to work out of Boston's bullpen, but was sent to Pawtucket the next day.

Boston designated reliever Mike Remlinger for assignment and recalled Alvarez on August 28, 2005. He pitched two games in relief, pitched 2.1 innings, and gave up four runs. He was sent down on August 30.

2006
On May 19, 2006, Boston placed reliever Mike Holtz was placed on the 15-day disabled list and recalled Alvarez from Pawtucket.

Alvarez pitched in relief on May 21, 2006. In three innings, he gave up five hits, four runs (all earned), two walks and he struck out two. He was optioned to Pawtucket the next day after David Riske came off the 15-day DL.

Post-playing career
In 2010, after Alvarez retired from professional baseball, he returned to Long Beach State, where he worked toward a bachelor's degree in history and worked as an undergraduate assistant pitching coach. Alvarez was pitching coach at Cerritos High School and was the head coach at St. Bernard High School, which has won a share of the 2018 Santa Fe League championship. Alvarez in 2012 graduated from Long Beach State with a history degree. On July 19, 2022, he was named the pitching coach of the BYU Cougars.

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Northern Liberties, Philadelphia

Northern Liberties is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is north of Center City along the Delaware River. Prior to its incorporation into Philadelphia in 1854, it was among the top 10 largest cities in the U.S. in every census from 1790 to 1840, and 11th in 1850. It was a major manufacturing area that attracted many European immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the early 21st century, it has attracted many young professionals and new commercial and residential development.

Boundaries
Northern Liberties is located north of Center City (specifically, Old City) and is bordered by Girard Avenue to the north; Callowhill Street to the south; North 6th Street to the west; and the Delaware River to the east (from Callowhill Street to Laurel Street; from Laurel Street to Girard Avenue the eastern boundary is North Front Street).

The historical boundaries were slightly different, with Vine Street as the southern border and the Cohocksink Creek serving as the northern border. The creek now flows as a storm sewer under the following streets (starting at the Delaware River and running from southeast to northwest): Canal, Laurel, Bodine, Cambridge, and Orkney Streets.

History
Originally a portion of the Northern Liberties Township, the district first gained limited autonomy from the township by an Act of Assembly on March 9, 1771. The Act provided for the appointment of persons to regulate streets, direction of buildings, etc. By March 30, 1791 a second Act enabled the inhabitants of that portion of the Northern Liberties between Vine Street and Pegg's Run (Cohoquinoque Creek) and the middle of Fourth Street and the Delaware River to elect three commissioners to lay taxes for the purpose of lighting, watching and establishing pumps within those bounds.

During the yellow fever epidemics of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the Northern Liberties district was hard hit, with many fatalities.

On March 28, 1803, the Legislature passed an act to incorporate that part of the township of the Northern Liberties lying between the west side of Sixth Street and the Delaware River and between Vine Street and Cohocksink Creek, thus creating the District of Northern Liberties. Under the Act of Consolidation, 1854, the district ceased to exist, and became a part of Philadelphia.

Early in its history, the location just outside Philadelphia allowed the area to thrive in manufacturing, as mills, breweries, leather tanneries, paints and chemical works, tool making factories, and iron and stove foundries once lined the neighborhood. It also holds the status as a famous red-light district in the United States. Prior to annexation, the township was created as a less densely populated alternative to nearby Philadelphia. Because of this, it was later known colloquially as "Philadelphia's first suburb." However, the Southwark neighborhood claims this distinction as well.

Artisan immigrants from Germany settled in the Northern Liberties in great numbers in the 19th century. In the first decades of the 20th century, the area saw an influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe. Numbers of Slovak and Romanians left the challenges they faced in the waning years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Slovaks established St. Agnes Slovak Roman Catholic Church at the intersection of Fourth and Brown Street. The Romanians who settled in the area established Holy Trinity Romanian Orthodox Church at the intersection of American and Brown Streets, where they and their descendants continue to worship.

From 1860 to 1987, the Christian Schmidt Brewing Company was located in Northern Liberties.

In 1985, the Northern Liberties Historic District was created, dedicated to preserving the Italianate architecture, Greek revival, and Federal style buildings which characterizes the area. The historic district is bounded by Brown, Boone and Galloway, Green and Wallace, and Fifth and Sixth Streets. The district encompasses 209 contributing buildings. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Also located in Northern Liberties and listed on the National Register of Historic Places are the Daniel Boone School, Burk Brothers and Company, Integrity Title Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit Company, Thomas Jefferson School, Mifflin School, and St. John's Church.

Today
In recent years, Northern Liberties has become a major enclave of young professionals, students, artists, and design professionals. Large improvement and revitalization projects have also been undertaken recently, causing a large jump in property values. The neighborhood's proximity to Center City has made it one of the city's most desirable development districts, both for commercial and residential real estate. Like most Philadelphia neighborhoods, the housing stock is primarily made up of rowhouses, although new development in recent times has brought apartment and condominium complexes.

Northern Liberties contains two privately owned but public parks, both established and owned by non-profits run by the neighbors. Orianna Hill Park is known as an off-leash area for dogs; the other, Liberty Lands, is a 2 acre park and playground.

Northern Liberties is served by SEPTA's Market–Frankford El with stops at Spring Garden and Girard. The station at Spring Garden is unique for being in the median of I-95. The elevated line's tracks then break away from the expressway's right-of-way to tower over Front Street through the neighborhood as it heads north away from Center City. In 2005, service resumed on SEPTA's long-delayed Girard Avenue trolley at the northern boundary of the neighborhood.

The doughboy statue, erected in memory of ward residents who served in World War I, is a long-honored landmark of Northern Liberties. Northern Liberties, an area of the city geographically categorized as north of Old City and bordered by Girard Avenue to the north; Callowhill Street to the south; North 6th Street to the west; and the Delaware River to the east - locals refer to it as NoLibs. CBS Philly quoted Forbes.com naming NoLibs as making #14 among their annual list of the 20 “Hippest Hipster Neighborhoods” in America.

Economy
The area is home to numerous boutique stores and small bars and restaurants.

Yards Brewing Company is located in Northern Liberties. The SEER Interactive headquarters are also located in the neighborhood.

Primary and secondary schools
Northern Liberties residents are assigned to schools in the School District of Philadelphia.

Residents south of Poplar Street are zoned to the General Philip Kearny School for grades Kindergarten through 8.

Students zoned to Kearny are also zoned to Benjamin Franklin High School.

Residents north of Poplar Street are zoned to James R. Ludlow School for grades Kindergarten through 8 and Kensington High School for grades 9 through 12.

Other schools in Northern Liberties consist of:
 * Laboratory Charter School (one campus)
 * Walter D. Palmer Leadership Academy
 * Bodine High School of International Affairs

Public libraries
Residents are served by the Ramonita de Rodriguez Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, which is located at 600 West Girard Avenue. The branch was known as the Girard Avenue Branch prior to the 1977 rename.

Churches and houses of worship

 * Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
 * Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Front and Allen Streets
 * Seamens Church Institute, 475 N. 5th Street
 * St. Andrew's Russian Orthodox Cathedral, 707 N 5th Street
 * St. Peter's Catholic Church,/St. John Neumann Shrine 5th Street and Girard Avenue
 * St. Michael's Russian Orthodox, 335 Fairmount Avenue
 * Covenant House of God, 721 N 5th Street
 * St. Agnes-St. John Slovak Catholic Church, 4th and Brown Streets
 * Second Christian Missionary, 1150 N 4th Street
 * Holy Trinity Romanian Orthodox Church, 723 N. Bodine Street

Notable people

 * Jake Elliott (born 1995), American football kicker
 * Gabe Kapler (born 1975), Major League Baseball outfielder and manager
 * James Landy (1813–1875), politician
 * John T. McIntyre (1871–1951), novelist
 * William Millward (1822–1871), politician
 * Albert F. Sabo (1920–2002), lawyer and judge
 * Charles Yerkes (1837–1905), financier

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Lenny DiNardo

Leonard Edward DiNardo (born September 19, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 through 2009, with the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, and Kansas City Royals. Listed at 6 ft and 220 lb, he both threw and batted left-handed.

Early years
DiNardo graduated from Santa Fe High School in Alachua, Florida, in 1998. The Boston Red Sox selected DiNardo in the 10th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign, opting to attend Stetson University instead.

Road to the majors
DiNardo was selected by the New York Mets in the third round of the 2001 MLB draft; he signed with the team in July 2001. In the summer of 2001, DiNardo made his professional debut with the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Mets' Single-A affiliate.

In 2002, DiNardo played for the Columbia Mets in the South Atlantic League, another Single-A farm team of the Mets. In 2003, he split time between the St. Lucie Mets (Single-A) and Binghamton Mets (Double-A). He pitched well enough to warrant being selected by the Boston Red Sox during the Rule 5 draft on December 15.

Boston Red Sox
As is the requirement with Rule 5 selections, DiNardo would remain on the Red Sox major league roster during the entire 2004 season. He began the season on the disabled list and made his major league debut on April 23 against the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium, retiring the side in order in the ninth inning. DiNardo spent much of the second half of the season back on the disabled list. With the 2004 Boston Red Sox, DiNardo made 22 appearances (all in relief) compiling a 4.23 ERA in $27 2/3$ innings pitched; he did not register a win or a loss. He received a World Series ring for his contributions to the 2004 World Series championship team.

Having satisfied the Rule 5 requirement of keeping DiNardo on the major league roster during 2004, the Red Sox sent the pitcher to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox to start the 2005 season. He was recalled to the major league club five different times during the year. For the 2005 Boston Red Sox, DiNardo appeared in eight games (one start), compiling an 0–1 record with 1.84 ERA in $14 2/3$ innings pitched.

In 2006, DiNardo made six starts in place of the injured David Wells. His first MLB win came on May 7, against the Baltimore Orioles. DiNardo spent a lot of time on the disabled list himself, due to a neck injury. With the 2006 Boston Red Sox, he appeared in 13 games (six starts), compiling a 1–2 record with 7.85 ERA in 39 innings pitched.

DiNardo played for Italy at the 2006 World Baseball Classic. To prepare for the 2007 MLB season, he played for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.

Oakland Athletics
On February 14, 2007, the Oakland Athletics claimed DiNardo off waivers from the Boston Red Sox. With the 2007 Oakland Athletics, DiNardo made 20 starts and 15 relief appearances, logging $131 1/3$ innings with an 8–10 record and a 4.11 ERA. During 2007, DiNardo had his first and only MLB hit, a single off of Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants on June 10. For the 2008 Oakland Athletics, DiNardo made 11 appearances (two starts), compiling a 7.43 ERA with 1–2 record in 23 innings pitched.

Kansas City Royals
DiNardo signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals on December 17, 2008. He spent the last month of the 2009 season in the major leagues; these would be his final MLB appearances. For the 2009 Kansas City Royals, DiNardo appeared in five games (all starts), compiling an 0–3 record with 10.12 ERA in $21 1/3$ innings pitched.

DiNardo again represented Italy at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

Oakland Athletics
On January 8, 2010, DiNardo signed a minor league contract to return to the Oakland Athletics; the deal included an invite to spring training. He played in the rookie-level Arizona League and for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, making 12 appearances (11 starts) with a 3.53 ERA and 2–5 record. He elected free agency following the season on November 6.

Boston Red Sox (second stint)
On December 16, 2010, DiNardo signed a minor league contract to return to the Boston Red Sox. He was released on March 29.

Long Island Ducks
On April 14, 2011, DiNardo signed with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. In 3 starts across 17.2 innings he went 2-1 with a 5.09 ERA with 17 strikeouts.

Oakland Athletics (second sint)
On May 21, 2011, DiNardo signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics. He played for the Double-A Midland RockHounds and with Triple-A Sacramento, making 19 appearances (13 starts) with a 5.61 ERA and 4–7 record. He elected free agency following the season on November 2.

Lamigo Monkeys
On February 7, 2012, DiNardo signed with the Lamigo Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He became a free agent following the season.

Lancaster Barnstormers
On April 8, 2013, DiNardo signed with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He went 5–9 with a 5.25 ERA in 20 games (19 starts). He tossed the franchise's first ever no-hitter on May 8, 2013, against the Long Island Ducks. He retired on August 20.

Personal life
DiNardo previously lived in Miami and Micanopy, Florida. He has worked as a pitching instructor in Florida (Fort Myers and Naples) and in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. In 2017, he became a licensed realtor in Rhode Island. DiNardo plays guitar and has been a part of the annual Hot Stove Cool Music concert in Boston. , he has worked as an in-studio baseball analyst with NESN.

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Chomsky's influence as a political activist
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Opposition to the Vietnam War

Chomsky became one of the most prominent opponents of the Vietnam War in February 1967, with the publication of his essay "The Responsibility of Intellectuals" in the New York Review of Books.

Allen J. Matusow, "The Vietnam War, the Liberals, and the Overthrow of LBJ" (1984) :

 * By 1967 the radicals were obsessed by the war and frustrated by their impotence to affect its course. The government was unmoved by protest, the people were uninformed and apathetic, and American technology was tearing Vietnam apart. What, then, was their responsibility? Noam Chomsky explored this problem in February 1967 in the New York Review, which had become the favorite journal of the radicals. By virtue of their training and leisure, intellectuals had a greater responsibility than ordinary citizens for the actions of the state, Chomsky said. It was their special responsibility “to speak the truth and expose lies.” ... [Chomsky] concluded by quoting an essay written twenty years before by Dwight Macdonald, an essay that implied that in time of crisis exposing lies might not be enough. “Only those who are willing to resist authority themselves when it conflicts too intolerably with their personal moral code,” Macdonald had written, “only they have the right to condemn.” Chomsky’s article was immediately recognized as an important intellectual event. Along with the radical students, radical intellectuals were moving “from protest to resistance.”

A contemporary reaction from Raziel Abielson, Chairman of the Department of Philosophy at New York University :

 * ...Chomsky's morally impassioned and powerfully argued denunciation of American aggression in Vietnam and throughout the world is the most moving political document I have read since the death of Leon Trotsky. It is inspiring to see a brilliant scientist risk his prestige, his access to lucrative government grants, and his reputation for Olympian objectivity by taking a clearcut, no-holds-barred, adversary position on the burning moral-political issue of the day....

Chomsky also participated in resistance activities, which he described in subsequent essays and letters published in the New York Review of Books: withholding half of his income tax, taking part in the 1967 march on the Pentagon, and spending a night in jail. In the spring of 1972, Chomsky testified on the origins of the war before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, chaired by J. William Fulbright.

Marginalization in the mainstream media
After the Vietnam War ended, Chomsky became increasingly marginalized by the mainstream media in the U.S., which tended to either ignore or misunderstand his views.

In 1979, Paul Robinson wrote in the New York Times Book Review, "Judged in terms of the power, range, novelty and influence of his thought, Noam Chomsky is arguably the most important intellectual alive today." However, Robinson goes on to describe Chomsky's political writings as "maddeningly simple-minded."

A 1995 Boston Globe profile by Anthony Flint, "Divided Legacy", described Chomsky's marginalization :

 * The New York Review of Books was one soapbox for Chomsky--but only until 1972 or so. Chomsky says that's because the magazine's editorial policy abruptly shifted to the right around then. But he couldn't seem to find a home with other publications, either. He went from huddling with newspaper editors and bouncing ideas off them to being virtually banned. The New Republic wouldn't have him, in part because of his unrelenting criticism of Israel. The Nation? Occasionally. But for the most part, mainstream outlets shunned him. Today, his articles on social and political developments are confined to lesser-known journals such as the magazine Z.

More succinctly, Paul Berman wrote in Terror and Liberalism (2003): "In the United States, the principal newspapers and magazines have tended to ignore Chomsky's political writings for many years now, because of his reputation as a crank."

Since Chomsky's 9-11 became a bestseller in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Chomsky has been getting more coverage from the mainstream American media. For example, the New York Times published an article in May 2002 describing the popularity of 9-11. In January 2004, the Times published a review of Chomsky's Hegemony or Survival by Samantha Power, and in February, the Times published an op-ed by Chomsky himself, criticizing the Israeli West Bank Barrier for taking Palestinian land.

Worldwide audience

Chomsky has a large readership and devoted following worldwide, contrasting sharply with his marginalization in the mainstream US media. He is interviewed at length in alternative media and has a brisk schedule of speaking events worldwide, including major events like the keynote speech at the second World Social Forum. Chomsky's lectures routinely draw standing-room-only crowds. Many of his books are bestsellers, including 9-11.

The 1992 film Manufacturing Consent, shown widely on college campuses and broadcast on PBS, gave Chomsky a younger audience. In a 1995 article in REVelation, Alex Burns described the film as a "double edged sword—it brought Chomsky's work to a wider audience and made it accessible, yet it has also been used by younger activists to idolise him, creating a 'cult of personality.'"

Chomsky's popularity has become a cultural phenomenon. Bono of U2 called Chomsky a "rebel without a pause, the Elvis of academia." Rage Against the Machine takes copies of his books on tour with the band. Pearl Jam ran a small pirate radio on one of their tours, playing Chomsky talks mixed along with their music. R.E.M. asked Chomsky to go on tour with them and open their concerts with a lecture (he declined). Chomsky lectures have been featured on the B-sides of records from Chumbawamba and other groups. Many anti-globalization and anti-war activists regard Chomsky as an inspiration--a dissident, like Solzhenitsyn or Sakharov in the Soviet Union. Chomsky's supporters often question his marginalization by the mainstream media in the US. They are also quick to react to perceived criticisms of him: for example, Lawrence McGuire's "Eight Ways to Smear Noam Chomsky" attacked Adam Shatz for his article "The Left and 9-11".

Chomsky is widely read outside the US. 9-11 was published in 26 countries and translated into 23 foreign languages ; it was a bestseller in at least five countries, including Canada and Japan. Outside the US, the mainstream media gives Chomsky's views considerable coverage. In the UK, for example, he appears frequently on the BBC.

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Glenn De Baeremaeker

Glenn De Baeremaeker is a former city councillor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who represented Ward 38, one of the two former  Scarborough Centre wards from 2003-2018. The son of working-class parents, he has a master's degree in international development and spent six months in Ethiopia at the height of the 1980s famine.

He originally rose to prominence for his work with the Save the Rouge group fighting to keep the Rouge Valley area of Scarborough free from development. A strong environmentalist, De Baeremaeker is a vegan. Working as an assistant to city councillor Doug Mahood, De Baeremaeker ran for a seat on Scarborough city council in 1994 but lost to David Soknacki.

Continuing his environmental work, De Baeremaeker became one of the leaders in the effort to save the Oak Ridges Moraine from development. When Brad Duguid left city council in 2003 to run for the provincial Liberals, De Baeremaeker decided to run for the empty seat and triumphed by a wide margin.

De Baeremaeker was notable for cycling to City Hall from his home in Scarborough almost every day year round. He was a strong advocate for safer road conditions for cyclists.

De Baeremaeker was known for his support of former mayor David Miller's policies, in particular his support of the civic workers' deal to end the 2009 Toronto municipal strike.

In March 2012 Toronto City Council dissolved the Toronto Transit Commission Board and appointed new councillors, including De Baeremaeker, to the Board, a role he continued in during the 2014-2018 Council term. In 2014 he was appointed Deputy Mayor East and a member of the Toronto Region Conservation Authority.

De Baeremaeker was elected as Deputy Speaker of Toronto City Council on April 25, 2018 following the resignation of Shelley Carroll.

After the changes to the City of Toronto ward boundaries imposed by the Ontario Provincial Government of Doug Ford resulted in the disappearance of former Ward 38 Scarborough Centre, De Baeremaeker announced he would not be running for re-election in the new larger Ward 21 Scarborough Centre in the 2018 Toronto election.

De Baeremaeker now runs a government policy consultancy agency.

Election results
Unofficial results as of October 26, 2010 03:55 AM

Official results as of March 3, 2015 14:09 PM

In 2021, Glenn de Baeremaeker was elected to the Board of Directors of the South Asian Autism Awareness Centre, a local charity he supports.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jerk hacking

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was delete. Joyous 03:13, Mar 7, 2005 (UTC)

Jerk hacking
Delete gamer vanity. Some term only used by some users only on some gaming forum. Postdlf 18:03, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Made no sense to me. Delete. - Mailer Diablo 18:05, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Unencyclopedic. Delete. -- Antaeus Feldspar 18:06, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd 20:16, Mar 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not enough notable evidence. Zzyzx11 00:19, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, stupid. K1Bond007 03:34, Mar 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete please, What is this about? i have NO idea. Gazeofsorrow 04:51, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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Mark Malaska

Dennis Mark Malaska (born January 17, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2003 and the Boston Red Sox in 2004 in Major League Baseball. Malaska grew up on the south side of Youngstown, Ohio. He attended Cardinal Mooney High School where he earned three varsity letters in both baseball and basketball, earned All-Steel Valley honors in both sports, and was later inducted into the school's athletic Hall of Fame. Malaska was offered several athletic scholarships in both sports as well as several academic scholarships, but chose to continue his baseball career at The University of Akron.

Malaska attended the University of Akron (1997–2000), where he set and still holds Akron single-game records for runs (5), doubles (3), and RBIs (10). He also garnered back-to-back Best Pro Prospect honors in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (1998 and 1999) while playing center field for the Danbury Westerners (Danbury, Connecticut.) He would later be inducted into the New England Collegiate Baseball League Hall of Fame in 2010 as part of its inaugural class and have his number retired by the Westerners in 2014. In the spring of 2000, Malaska was developed into a relief pitcher at the University of Akron because of the team's need for a closer. He finished the 2000 NCAA season with a .326 batting average and a 1.13 ERA earning him All Mid-American Conference First Team honors. He was drafted in the 8th round of the 2000 MLB draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. A year after being drafted, he tied for the organizational lead in strikeouts, and in 2002 led the organization in complete games. He made his Major League debut with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2003 and posted a 2.81 ERA in 22 appearances out of the bullpen, becoming only the third player in University of Akron history to reach the major leagues. He was acquired off waivers by the Boston Red Sox after the 2003 season and received a World Series ring as a member of the 2004 Boston Red Sox after 19 appearances out of their bullpen.

Mark retired abruptly from baseball during spring training of 2006 and now resides in Youngstown, Ohio with his wife Shelby, son Benjamin (born April 13, 2011), and daughter Alexandra (born December 18, 2013). He is now Sales & Finance Manager for a Youngstown vehicle dealership.

Honors and awards

 * 1998 New England Collegiate Baseball League All Star
 * 1998 New England Collegiate Baseball League Best Pro Prospect
 * 1999 New England Collegiate Baseball League All Star
 * 1999 New England Collegiate Baseball League All Star Game MVP
 * 1999 New England Collegiate Baseball League Best Pro Prospect
 * 2000 All Mid-American Conference First Team
 * 2002 Baseball America Tampa Bay Devil Rays #29 Rated Prospect
 * 2002 California League All Star
 * 2003 Baseball America Boston Red Sox #25 Rated Prospect
 * World Series Champion (2004)
 * 2010 New England Collegiate Baseball League Hall of Fame Inductee

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