Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the detailed nature of menstrual characteristics, bleeding and other symptoms in women with and without endometriosis. Pelvic pain symptoms in this cohort have been reported elsewhe…
Objective: To investigate the detailed nature of pain symptoms reported by women with endometriosis and those without current gynecological complaint. Design: Self-administered cross-sectional study was conducted using a structured question…
AIM: To compare the prevalence of Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) using ROME III and ROME II and to describe predictors of FGIDs among eating disorder (ED) patients. METHODS: Two similar cohorts of female ED inpatients, aged …
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the clinical significance of pouch of Douglas (POD) obliteration in women undergoing laparoscopic excision of endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective study (Canadian Task Force Classification II-2). SETTING: Univer…
background: Diagnosis of endometriosis currently requires a laparoscopy and this need probably contributes to the considerable average delay in diagnosis. We have reported the presence of nerve fibres in the functional layer of endometrium …
This prospective study aimed to evaluate the suitability of the Endometriosis Health Profile-30 Questionnaire (EHP-30) as a self-report health status instrument. We compared our results with those from the U.K. and the U.S. and discovered r…
Background: Endometriosis is a benign gynecological condition, associated with a dysfunctional immune response that facilitates progression of peritoneal lesions. Specific immune cells are hypothes...
Background: Endometriosis is a benign gynecological condition, associated with a dysfunctional immune response that facilitates progression of peritoneal lesions. Specific immune cells are hypothesized to be recruited to peritoneal endometr…
OBJECTIVE: To explore the association between the symptom of abdominal bloating and the diagnosis of endometriosis. METHODS: Twenty-six patients with endometriosis diagnosed by laparoscopy and 25 women without endometriosis were recruited …
BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of endometriosis currently requires a laparoscopy and this need probably contributes to the considerable average delay in diagnosis. We have reported the presence of nerve fibres in the functional layer of endometrium …