Falk C. Thiel

BACKGROUND: No screening programs are available for ovarian or endometrial cancer. One reason for this is the low incidence of the conditions, resulting in low positive predictive values for tests, which are not very specific. One way of ad…

BACKGROUND: Medical research studies are becoming increasingly important for optimizing the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illnesses. Participation in research studies can have many benefits for patients. In randomized and controlle…

INTRODUCTION: Although care in certified breast centers is now established throughout Germany, numerous services are still not being reimbursed. This also affects other centers involved in the specialty of gynecology such as gynecological c…

OBJECTIVE: An incidental finding of atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH) in women who have undergone laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LASH) is a rare phenomenon, and it is unclear whether laparoscopic extirpation of the cervical s…

Objective: The etiology of endometriosis is still a research field in which few consistent data are available. Large case-control studies or even cohort studies are rare, and most of the published data are conflicting. The aim of the presen…

BACKGROUND: The advantages and disadvantages of the various surgical techniques for hysterectomy are currently a topic of debate, with particular controversy over leaving the cervix in situ in the laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LA…

Objective. Pain symptoms in endometriosis patients do not necessarily correlate with the extent of the disease, and there is little evidence regarding the recurrence risk. Aim of this study was to assess the risk factors for the recurrence …

INTRODUCTION: Dysmenorrhoea is the major symptom in women with endometriosis. Recently, pain modulation through Neurokinin-1-receptor (NK1R) pathways have been investigated in neuropathic pain patients. Aim of this study was, therefore, to …

OBJECTIVE: Pain symptoms in endometriosis patients do not necessarily correlate with the extent of the disease, and there is little evidence regarding the recurrence risk. Aim of this study was to assess the risk factors for the recurrence …