Endometriosis is a perplexing disease which affects an

estimated 89 million women, some of which have recently been determined to be as young as nine years old.

Endometriosis: A Guidebook for Patients and Their Treatment Systems will be the first book to provide current, accurate, and continually updated information to the women suffering with this enigmatic disease and the systems of care and support surrounding them. This guidebook will cut through the politics, hyperbole, and debate surrounding this disease and present the latest research and clinical information available. Internet updates will be made constantly available to keep the guidebook fresh, pertinent, and up-to-date.

The completed manuscript will contain approximately 400 pages and 75 diagrams and illustrations.

Endometriosis: A Guidebook for Patients and

Their Treatment Systems will provide a conversational tone to encourage use by patients as well as care providers. The structure will allow for easy reference when used as a source for current information yet will be written in a style which will invite reading simply for information and enlightenment. The book will incorporate checklists, exercises, and sidebars for visual interest and to make a weighty topic easier to understand. Alert icons will be incorporated throughout the book to point the reader to key information worth especial note.

Dr. Robert (Bobby) Schenken, M.D., a renowned national authority in the field of endometriosis' clinical applications and treatment, will prepare the introduction. Dr. Schenken's name on the cover as well as the introduction will provide international interest in the material provided in Endometriosis: A Guidebook for Patients and Their Treatment Systems.

With the constant political, medical, and social ramifications accompanying a diagnosis of Endometriosis, there are numerous ethical questions to be addressed. A medical attorney will be reviewing all material that crosses the border between politics and medicine with a goal of preventing further confusion or problems in the dissemination of accurate information.

Endometriosis: A Guidebook for Patients and

Their Treatment Systems will include appendices, a glossary of terms, a bibliography for recommended reading, and an index. These tools will be carefully developed to aid the reader when using the book as a reference or research tool.

The markets for Endometriosis: A Guidebook for Patients and Their Treatment Systems will be numerous and very large – patients (~89 million), clinicians (~), Associations (~), allied support professionals (~), support groups (~), and families/friends of patients.

Endometriosis: A Guidebook for Patients and

Their Treatment Systems will be unique. The disease is not clearly understood, the causal factors are – as yet – undefined, and treatment is changing on a regular basis. With updated materials written every two years, published information will be outdated within 12-16 months of release. During the interim (non-published) years, accurate and timely information will be made available to all who buy the guidebook via the Internet, thus ensuring all information is the freshest, most accurate available at any time. Subsidiary rights will blossom from this strategy; Internet access, electronic rights, print-on-demand, and other avenues will make the guidebook the beginning of profitable vehicles.