J T Wright

OBJECTIVE: To determine the value of patient-reported symptoms in diagnosing endometriosis. DESIGN: A national case-control study. SETTING: Data from the UK General Practice Research Database for years 1992-2001. SAMPLE: A total of 5540 …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the increased chances of having a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women with endometriosis is due to misdiagnosis or co-morbidity. DESIGN: A case-contro…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate symptom relief following a laparoscopic technique designed for treatment of complete obliteration of the cul-de-sac associated with endometriosis, with fertility preserved. DESIGN: Preoperative and postoperative ques…

This paper reviews the history of infiltrating recto-vaginal endometriosis, its clinical and histological diagnosis, together with discussion of treatment options available. Important new work demonstrates significant serious symptomatology…