Insights into endometriosis symptom trajectories and assessment of surgical intervention outcomes using longitudinal actigraphy Nature
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 …
Objective: To investigate the effectiveness, safety and feasibility of transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (TU-LESS) for abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) lesion resection. Methods: A total of 11 patients who underwent AWE …
This study examined the illness perceptions held by individuals living with endometriosis, and their associations with psychological distress and chronic pain, over time. At baseline, 408 participants provided demographic and …
What are the patterns of health service use (HSU) before and after endometriosis diagnosis?
To estimate the prevalence of heavy menstrual bleeding among Australian women from young adulthood to midlife (22-48 years) and investigate the characteristics of women who experience this condition; to investigate …
Women with endometriosis have more hospitalisations compared to those without the condition. However, no longitudinal study has examined hospital admission rates and lengths of stay before and after diagnosis. We …
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common and debilitating presentation for adolescent and young adult females. Medical management is often utilised as first line therapy with surgical management considered if …
Endometriosis, characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus, results in chronic pelvic pain. However, lesion characteristics alone cannot fully explain the complexity of endometriosis-related pain. Pain catastrophizing, …
Is there an association between the somatic loss of PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog) and ARID1A (AT-rich interaction domain 1A) and endometriosis disease severity and worse clinical outcomes?