Endometriosis is a hormone-sensitive inflammatory condition affecting between 5% and 10% of reproductive-aged women and an unknown number of gender-diverse individuals. It is often associated with debilitating pelvic pain symptoms. …
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are essential instruments for assessing post-surgical pain-related outcomes from the patient's perspective. The concept of minimal clinically important difference (MCID) aims to identify the smallest change …
To compare the short-term effects of dienogest and oral contraceptives (OCPs) on pain and quality of life in women with endometriosis.
Psychosocial aspects underlie and maintain persistent pain. Emotions have emerged as a target for psychological interventions in pain management. Our aim was to better understand the relationship between emotions and …
Endometriosis is a chronic and inflammatory condition that often presents with chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, and dyspareunia, thus having important effects on quality of life. There are two proposed hypotheses …
To date there has been limited exploration of the impact of endometriosis with co-occurring irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) type symptoms on biopsychosocial health outcomes and wellbeing. This study aimed to …
Endometriosis is a leading cause of chronic pelvic pain and infertility, affecting an estimated 176 million women globally¹. In sub-Saharan Africa, its diagnosis and management remain constrained by persistent misconceptions …
Endometriosis is a pathological condition characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial cells, leading to chronic pelvic pain and infertility. Epidemiological studies have associated exposure to dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), …
This systematic review aims to synthesize available evidence on the prevalence of endometriosis in the trans male population.
To investigate the feasibility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in detecting and classifying adhesions between pelvic organs caused by endometriosis, comparing MRI findings to those obtained by laparoscopy.