Martin Healey

ORCID: 0000-0003-2832-4747 · 85 papers in corpus · active 1998-2026

Study types

  • article 62
  • other 12
  • review 4
  • letter 3
  • preprint 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 63
  • mesh:D004715 42
  • adenomyosis 12
  • mesh:D017699 10
  • infertility 6
  • die_deep_infiltrating 5
  • dyspareunia 3
  • dysmenorrhea 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
  • irritable_bowel_syndrome 2
other 2026
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/ajo.70050

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis may have a causal role in ectopic pregnancies. AIMS: To observe the prevalence and staging of endometriosis in women at the time of laparoscopic treatment of tubal ectopic pregnancy. METHODS: Prospective observat…

article 2025
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2025.09.337
other 2025
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/ajo.13905

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopy has often been considered a core part of the workup for pelvic pain. However, many of these laparoscopies find no pathology. AIMS: To evaluate the experiences of patients following laparoscopy for pelvic pain when t…

other 2025
Histopathology ·doi:10.1111/his.15480

AIMS: To use the Delphi consensus methodology to establish standardized criteria for the histopathological diagnosis of adenomyosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: Between April and September 2024, a modified three-round Delphi consensus study was c…

article 2025
·doi:10.1016/j.ijgc.2024.100804
article 2025
·doi:10.1177/22840265251366382

Introduction: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common and variable condition often without standardised or effective treatment. A hysterectomy and/or oophorectomies alleviates CPP long term in some patients. Gonadotrophin releasing hormone an…

article 2024
·doi:10.1142/s266131822402002x

This editorial explores how adenomyosis is diagnosed and the evidence (and its quality) for a link with altered IVF outcomes.

other 2024
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2023.103610

RESEARCH QUESTION: Do different subtypes of superficial peritoneal endometriotic lesions exist, based on the presence and morphology of smooth muscle, collagen fibres and immune cell populations? DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study of 24 …

other 2024
Journal of clinical pathology ·doi:10.1136/jcp-2024-209447
article 2024
·doi:10.1093/humrep/deae108.168

Abstract Study question What are the pregnancy outcomes for women with moderate or severe endometriosis who are trying to conceive? Summary answer Preliminary pregnancy rates in women with moderate/severe endometriosis are 11% for natural c…

article 2024
BMC medicine ·doi:10.1186/s12916-024-03508-7

BACKGROUND: Despite surgical and pharmacological interventions, endometriosis can recur. Reliable information regarding risk of recurrence following a first diagnosis is scant. The aim of this study was to examine clinical and survey data i…

other 2024
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.14876

INTRODUCTION: "Improvement in the most bothersome symptom" was recently selected as a core outcome for endometriosis intervention trials. This study aimed to explore the applicability of the construct of "symptom bother" in representing the…

other 2024
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.14927

INTRODUCTION: There is considerable variation in the types of symptoms experienced by people living with endometriosis, and it is unclear which symptoms impact people the most. This study aimed to identify the specific symptoms that are "mo…

article 2023
Nature communications ·doi:10.1038/s41467-023-41979-z

Natural variability in menstrual cycle length, coupled with rapid changes in endometrial gene expression, makes it difficult to accurately define and compare different stages of the endometrial cycle. Here we develop and validate a method f…

article 2023
·doi:10.1007/s11199-023-01389-3

Abstract Hysterectomy may impact young women’s perceptions of their gender identity and fertility status, with implications for quality of life. However, research into this important area is limited, particularly among women with benign dis…

article 2023
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2023.06.005
article 2023
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2023.103409
meta-analysis 2023
Nature genetics ·doi:10.1038/s41588-023-01323-z

Endometriosis is a common condition associated with debilitating pelvic pain and infertility. A genome-wide association study meta-analysis, including 60,674 cases and 701,926 controls of European and East Asian descent, identified 42 genom…

article 2023
Biomolecules ·doi:10.3390/biom13060965

Endometriosis, defined as the growth of hormonally responsive endometrial-like tissue outside of the uterine cavity, is an estrogen-dependent, chronic, pro-inflammatory disease that affects up to 11.4% of women of reproductive age and gende…

other 2022
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/ajo.13596

BACKGROUND: Central sensitisation (CS) leads to pain amplification and impacts on the management of pelvic pain (PP). Identification of CS in patients with PP may provide additional treatment pathways and improve patient outcomes. AIMS: Th…

article 2022
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1002/ijgo.14350

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively compare long-term lower gastrointestinal function before and after laparoscopic surgery for deep endometriosis (DE). METHODS: In this prospective observational study we followed 149 patients with confirmed DE who…

article 2022
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/ajo.13524

Background To better understand the potential role of social media (SM) as a self‐management tool for individuals with endometriosis and to assess its current use by endometriosis patients. Aims The primary outcome was use of SM for health …

article 2022
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/ajo.13515

BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is a benign disorder defined by ectopic endometrial glands within the uterine myometrium. A study by Mooney et al reported the myometrial-cervical ratio (MCR), a novel ultrasound measurement that was found to improve…

article 2021
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2021.07.007
article 2021
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deab208

Endometriosis is a heterogeneous disease in terms of patient symptoms, treatment responsiveness and the presentation of endometriotic lesions. This article explores the histological features of endometriotic lesions, highlighting their some…