New FDA Drug Approved for Endometriosis Pain

There is a new tool to treat endometriosis, a painful disorder in which tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus grows outside it, and is difficult to treat.

A drug called Myfembree is now approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment of moderate to severe endometriosis pain.

According to Latasha N. Murphy, M.D., FACOG, a skilled board certified gynecologist and surgeon in The Gynecology Center at Mercy, the drug isn't new. Until now, it has been used to treat patients who are pre-menopausal with uterine fibroids, and she has seen great improvement in those patients.

Now, it's approved for endometriosis. As with any drug, there are possible side effects.

"The most common side effects would be anything that comes from dropping estrogen levels. That would be hot flashes, night sweats, sometimes a decreased mood, so depression is a possibility," Dr. Murphy said.

Myfembree comes in the form of a pill, taken once daily.

View Mercy gynecologist Dr. Latasha Murphy's interview regarding Myfembree for treating endometriosis pain.