Ilyas Arshad

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 2023-2025

Study types

  • article 2
  • review 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 4
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • mesh:D004715 1
  • irritable_bowel_syndrome 1
  • endometrioma 1
article 2025
High prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in women with chronic pelvic pain and discerning features relevant to deep endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/j.jeud.2025.100148

• There is a high prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), affecting 74.2% of women with chronic pelvic pain. • Women without endometriosis were significantly more likely to have IBS compared to those with endometriosis. • Patients wit…

article 2025
Patient preferences for non-invasive diagnostic biospecimens among women with chronic pelvic pain: A cross-sectional survey
·doi:10.1016/j.jeud.2025.100121

• Urine tests were the preferred option for the diagnosis of endometriosis • Tampon and stool tests were considered to be “uncomfortable” or “embarrassing” • All non-invasive tests were found to be acceptable if accurate for diagnosis Chron…

review 2023
The role of iron in the pathogenesis of endometriosis: a systematic review
Human reproduction open ·doi:10.1093/hropen/hoad033

STUDY QUESTION: What is the role of iron in the pathophysiology of endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Iron excess is demonstrated wherever endometriotic tissues are found and is associated with oxidative stress, an inflammatory micro-environmen…

review 2023
Vascularisation in Deep Endometriosis: A Systematic Review with Narrative Outcomes
Cells ·doi:10.3390/cells12091318

Deep endometriosis (DE) is the most severe subtype of endometriosis, with the hallmark of lesions infiltrating adjacent tissue. Abnormal vascularisation has been implicated in contributing to endometriosis lesion development in general, and…