Potential Role of Menstrual Fluid-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicle Proteins in Endometriosis Pathogenesiss.
Endometriosis, a chronic debilitating disease affects 1 in 7-10 girls and women, who have symptoms of severe chronic pain and subfertility and significantly impacts the overall quality of life. Currently, …
Using electronic health record data to identify incident uterine fibroids and endometriosis within a large, urban academic medical center: a validation study.
Electronic health records (EHRs) present opportunities to study uterine fibroids uterine fibroids and endometriosis within diverse populations. When using EHR data, it is important to validate outcome classification via diagnosis …
Are people with chronic pain more diverse than we think? An investigation of ergodicity.
This study investigates whether data from people with endometriosis (n = 58) and fibromyalgia (n = 58) exhibit what is called "ergodicity," meaning that results from analyses of aggregated group …
Comparative pregnancy rate after colorectal resection versus other surgical procedures for deep infiltrating rectal endometriosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The debate around colorectal surgery for endometriosis has been ongoing, but to date no meta-analysis has investigated the impact of the different surgical approaches on the pregnancy rate. The aim …
Endogenous Causes of Obturator Nerve Entrapment: Literature Review and Proposal of a Treatment Algorithm.
Background: Obturator nerve entrapment can result from endogenous and exogenous causes. Due to its long course, which includes both endopelvic and exopelvic segments, the nerve is susceptible to irritation from …