Malin Brunes

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory and oestrogen-dependent disease frequently causing infertility. Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are often required to achieve pregnancy, especially in women with advanced endom…

Objectives: To evaluate whether second-line magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) improves diagnostic accuracy beyond expert transvaginal sonography (TVS) in the preoperative assessment of deep endometriosis (DE), and if prior surgery influences…

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to evaluate the added diagnostic yield of second-line magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after expert transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) for preoperative mapping of deep endometriosis (DE). MATERIAL A…

This study aimed to estimate the learning curve for benign robotic-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy, defined as the number of cases required to stabilize intra- and postoperative complications, estimated blood loss and operative time. Thi…

INTRODUCTION: Dysmenorrhea and heavy menstrual bleeding are the most common symptoms in adenomyosis, in addition to infertility and chronic pelvic pain. Hysterectomy is a common treatment for adenomyosis symptoms with curative effect on hea…

INTRODUCTION: Advanced endometriosis (stage III-IV, per the revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine (rARSM) classification of endometriosis) is associated with a range of pregnancy-related complications. Despite growing evidence,…

OBJECTIVES: To assess whether hysterectomy in patients with endometriosis is associated with higher proportion of complications compared with patients without, and whether route of hysterectomy affects this outcome. STUDY DESIGN: This is a…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate how hysterectomy affects the prescription of analgesic, psychotropic and neuroactive drugs in women with endometriosis using population-based nationwide registers. DESIGN: Nationwide cohort study. SETTING: Swedish n…

INTRODUCTION: The widespread misuse of prescription pain medication, including opioids, has serious public health implications. Postoperative pain is a risk factor for persistent or chronic pain unless treated effectively. There are only a …

Two cases of nulliparous women aged 14 and 27 presented to our clinic with a long history of severe dysmenorrhea refractory to intensified analgesia and continuous hormonal contraceptive treatment. The patients underwent expert 3D transvagi…