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Impact of Minimally Invasive Surgery on Quality of Life and Infertility in Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis.

Background: Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease affecting up to 10% of women of reproductive age. It substantially impacts quality of life (QoL) through pelvic pain, infertility, and psychological …

Published: Oct. 14, 2025, midnight
Minimal clinically important changes of patient-reported outcome measures for acute post-surgical pain.

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 …

Published: Oct. 9, 2025, midnight
Establishing an electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) for patients with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain: A pilot feasibility study.

Endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain (CPP) are complex conditions that significantly impact quality of life. Few tools systematically capture patient-reported outcomes in this population. This pilot study evaluated patients' experiences …

Published: Sept. 29, 2025, midnight
Quality of Life Assessment and Clinical Implications for Women with Endometriosis Through Validated Tools: A Narrative Review.

Aim: The aim of the study was to synthesize validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for assessing health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in women with endometriosis and to outline their clinical …

Published: Sept. 23, 2025, midnight
Effect of Endometriosis on Disease-Specific Quality of Life.

To evaluate disease-specific quality of life (QOL) in women with endometriosis and assess concurrent validity of the Endometriosis Impact Questionnaire (EIQ).

Published: March 20, 2025, midnight
A core outcome set of measurement instruments for assessing effectiveness and efficacy of perioperative pain management: results of the international IMI-PainCare PROMPT Delphi consensus process.

Effective perioperative pain management is crucial to prevent patient suffering, delayed recovery, chronic postsurgical pain, and long-term opioid use. However, the heterogeneous use of outcomes in studies complicates evidence synthesis …

Published: March 14, 2025, midnight
Deep and Superficial Dyspareunia Questionnaire: a patient-reported outcome measure for genito-pelvic dyspareunia.

Dyspareunia affects 8%-22% of women worldwide and an unknown number of gender-diverse people. Dyspareunia is commonly categorized into deep and superficial subtypes based on pain location and underlying etiology; however, …

Published: March 10, 2025, midnight
Tele-patient-reported outcome measures (telePROM) in follow-up of endometriosis: a validity and test-retest reliability study of an endometriosis-specific questionnaire (EQ).

Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) measures supported by a severity algorithm may serve as a decision aid for triage and consultation in follow-up of patients with endometriosis. In a new follow-up regime, …

Published: March 3, 2025, midnight
Chinese translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and psychometric validation of patient-reported outcome measurement- questionnaire about gynecological and pelvic pain symptoms (ENDOPAIN-4D).

The aim of this study was to cross-culturally translate a questionnaire about gynecological and pelvic pain symptoms (ENDOPAIN-4D) patient-reported outcome measurement (PROM) into Chinese and evaluate its reliability and validity.

Published: Dec. 21, 2024, midnight
Adhesion Prevention in Gynecologic Surgery: Guidance and Clinical Experience.

Postoperative adhesions represent a major medical challenge and are associated with serious health and economic consequences. 4DryField® PH (PlantTec Medical GmbH, Lueneburg, Germany) is a starch-based medical device designed both …

Published: Dec. 10, 2024, midnight
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