Linda Williams

ORCID: 0000-0002-6317-1718 · 8 papers in corpus
rct 2026
Reproduction & fertility ·doi:10.1530/raf-26-0043

Endometriosis is a chronic pain condition that affects >190 million people worldwide. It is recommended in clinical guidelines to remove the most common type of endometriosis, 'superficial peritoneal endometriosis' (SPE), if it is diagnosed…

other 2026
BJGP open ·doi:10.3399/bjgpo.2025.0049

BACKGROUND: People living with and dying from multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs) are high users of healthcare services. Unscheduled care, the unplanned use of healthcare services, rises dramatically in the last year of life, likely refle…

2025
·doi:10.1016/j.lanogw.2025.100028
other 2023
Trials ·doi:10.1186/s13063-023-07386-x

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis affects 190 million women and those assigned female at birth worldwide. For some, it is associated with debilitating chronic pelvic pain. Diagnosis of endometriosis is often achieved through diagnostic laparoscopy.…

nonrandomized-trial 2021
Pilot and feasibility studies ·doi:10.1186/s40814-021-00797-0

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis (where endometrial-like tissue is found outside the uterus) affects ~ 176 million women worldwide and can lead to debilitating pelvic pain. There is an unmet need for new medical treatment options for endometriosis…

rct 2020
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0227695

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is defined by the presence of endometrial-like tissue (lesions) outside the uterus, commonly on the pelvic peritoneum. It affects 6-10% of women and is associated with debilitating pelvic pain. Current management o…

other 2020
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0230055

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227695.].

other 2018
Pilot and feasibility studies ·doi:10.1186/s40814-018-0274-8

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…