Williams L

OBJECTIVE: The current mixed-methods study aimed to investigate how individuals experiencing endometriosis coped and adapted to their condition, and the extent to which coping predicted health-related quality of life (HRQoL) over time. MET…

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-bound nanoparticles released by almost all cell types into the extracellular space, acting as important mediators of intercellular communication by transferring proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids h…

Abstract Objectives Endometriosis is associated with reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Coping has been linked to HRQoL in this population but longitudinal research to establish the impact of coping on HRQoL over time is lackin…

BACKGROUND: Chronic nausea and vomiting syndromes (CNVS), gastroparesis and functional dyspepsia (FD) are complex disorders. Body Surface Gastric Mapping (BSGM), a new test of gastric function, using Gastric Alimetry® (Alimetry, New Zealand…

ObjectiveThe objective of this review was to describe how health service and delivery systems in high-income countries define and operationalize health equity. A secondary objective was to identify implementation strategies and indicators b…

Abstract Objectives Endometriosis is linked to adverse quality of life (QoL) outcomes. In the absence of effective treatment for endometriosis-related symptoms, supporting the QoL of those experiencing endometriosis is crucial. Illness perc…

There has been a systematic and largely unconscious neglect of gender in palliative care research, practice and policy. This is despite significant, although previously uncollated, evidence that gender influences almost all aspects of end-o…

IMPORTANCE: Increased use of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC; intrauterine devices [IUDs] and implants) has likely contributed to declining US teenage pregnancy and birth rates, yet sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates amon…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis affects 6-10% of women and is associated with debilitating pelvic pain. It costs the UK > £2.8 billion per year in loss of productivity. Endometriosis can be managed by surgical excision or medically by ovarian sup…

BACKGROUND: The use of a loop ileostomy is an effective method in protecting pelvic anastomoses. Its use has increased recently, although there is some debate as to the routine use of a stoma. Reversal of the ileostomy is associated with a …