title: Introduction: new tools for enhancing collaborative endometriosis research.
abstract: This issue of Fertility and Sterility contains four articles by the World Endometriosis Research Foundation whose present objective is global standardization of the collection of phenotypic data and biological samples, designated as the Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonisation Project. The aim is to facilitate large-scale international, multicenter trials that are robust, and will result in biomarker and treatment targets to advance research in endometriosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Sciences, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Ontario, Canada; TCART Fertility Partners, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: casper@lunenfeld.ca.
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Casper
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000592:standards*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014015:Tissue Banks / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Endometriosis; biobanking; collaboration; phenome; standard operating procedure