SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In its annual
review of medical and scientific discoveries, the publication
Reader's Digest named DotLab as one of the "Amazing Medical
Breakthroughs of 2018." DotLab is recognized for its DotEndo
product - the world's first-ever, non-invasive test for
endometriosis.
Approximately one in ten women worldwide are affected by
endometriosis, a debilitating chronic disease. Until now,
century-old laparoscopic surgery has remained the gold standard in
diagnosis. Despite painful symptoms that include pelvic pain,
cramping, abnormal menstruation and infertility, many women remain
undiagnosed or misdiagnosed and often miss days of school and work.
Those who do eventually receive a diagnosis commonly experience a
decade-long delay and see an average of five MDs in the
process.1,2
"Today, the gold standard for endometriosis diagnosis requires
invasive and expensive laparoscopy, and DotLab is changing the
landscape for women's diagnostics through personalized medicine and
machine learning," Heather Bowerman,
DotLab's CEO and founder said. "As Reader's Digest noted, science
is always marching forward, and we are proud to be named as one of
the most exciting advancements of the year alongside important
technologies across medicine."
- Nnoaham KE, et al. Fertil Steril. 2011;96(2):366–373.e8.
- Mihalyi A, et al. Hum Reprod. 2010;25(3):654–664.
About DotLab
DotLab is a female-founded personalized medicine company
committed to delivering breakthrough diagnostics to women's health.
DotLab's first product, DotEndo, uses novel disease-specific
biomarkers and machine learning in DotEndo, its proprietary,
non-invasive technology to diagnose endometriosis. DotLab's CEO
Heather Bowerman has been recognized
by Goldman Sachs as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs,
by the MIT Technology Review as one of the world's top 35
innovators, and as a Disruptive Founder of the Year finalist by
Rock Health.
About Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest is an American digital and print publication
with a print audience of 19.3 million. The publication offers a
unique stream of advice, stories, humor, and user-generated content
that connects on a personal level with a rapidly growing audience
of readers. Its content has the unusual power to inspire, inform
and entertain across multiple generations, reinforce optimism and
belief in the human spirit. The magazine was founded in 1922 by
DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace.
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