OBJECTIVE: To explore the risk of melanoma in women with endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study using Scottish national population-based data was conducted. The study comprised 281,937 women with nearly 5 million person …
Endometriosis is a potentially life-altering, estrogen-dependent condition which is associated with chronic pelvic pain. It affects an estimated 176 million women worldwide, making it as common as diabetes mellitus (DM).1 The socio-economic…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term risk of further gynaecological surgery and cancer in women with endometriosis. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: Scotland. PARTICIPANTS: 281 937 women with nearly 5 million person years (4 923 628) of fo…
OBJECTIVE: To determine pregnancy outcomes in women with endometriosis. DESIGN: A national population based cohort study using record linkage. SETTING: Scotland. PARTICIPANTS: A cohort of 14 655 women followed up over a 30-year period (1…
OBJECTIVE: To compare the acceptability of microwave endometrial ablation using a local anaesthesia/sedation regime or general anaesthesia. To compare recovery following treatment with each type of anaesthetic. DESIGN: Prospective randomis…
OBJECTIVES: To compare medical with hysteroscopic management in women referred to a gynaecologist complaining of heavy menstrual loss. DESIGN: Single-centre randomised trial. SETTING: A teaching hospital in the United Kingdom. PARTICIPAN…