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Pain with bladder filling remains an unexplained clinical presentation with limited treatment options. Here, we aim to establish the clinical significance of bladder filling pain using a standardized test and the associated neural signature…

OBJECTIVES: To examine women's perceptions of endometriosis-associated disease burden and its impact on life decisions and goal attainment. DESIGN: An anonymous online survey was distributed in October 2018 through the social media network…

PURPOSE: Of women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome and men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome 85% have concomitant pelvic floor muscle tenderness (PFT). The significance of this finding is incompletely und…

OBJECTIVE: Inadequate communication about endometriosis symptom burden between women and healthcare providers is a barrier for optimal treatment. This study describes the development of the EndoWheel, a patient-reported assessment tool that…

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to investigate the expression and role of Endoglin (ENG) in endometriosis (EM). MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this study, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, western blot and immunohistochemistry were u…

BACKGROUND: Obliteration of the posterior cul-de-sac is a challenging, often unexpected surgical finding. Developing the dissection skills required to manage this finding during laparoscopy is essential for optimizing treatment of many pain…

UNLABELLED: Chronic pain conditions occurring in the lower abdomen and pelvis are common, often challenging to manage, and can negatively affect health-related quality of life. Methodological challenges in designing randomized clinical tria…

OBJECTIVE: To serve as a pilot feasibility study for a randomized study of excision versus ablation in the treatment of endometriosis by (1) estimating the magnitude of change in symptoms after excision only at multiple referral centers and…