Background: Long-COVID is characterized by the persistency of COVID-19 symptoms beyond 12 weeks, and it is probably consequent to immune dysregulation induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection. Immune dysregulation is associated with …
Women with endometriosis, an inflammatory disease, are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and demonstrate impaired microvascular endothelial function, characterized by reduced nitric oxide (NO)-mediated vasodilation. In some clinical cohorts, …
Background/Objectives: Current studies on adverse events related to the COVID-19 vaccine have predominantly focused on severe, life-threatening side effects. However, numerous less severe but common adverse events (AEs) remain underreported …
Currently, tics and Tourette's disorder are burdensome neurological disorders that manifest in vocal and motor tics with onset during childhood. Previous studies have demonstrated that maternal autoimmune diseases may cause …
Pelvic endometriosis is an estrogen-driven inflammatory syndrome of unknown origin that alters the peritoneal microenvironment and likely impairs endometrial receptivity, adversely affecting fertility. Chronic endometritis (CE) may be a potential …
We completed a retrospective population-based cohort study using administrative data from Ontario females from 1993-2015 to examine the association between a diagnosis of endometriosis and stroke. We identified 166 853 …
What are the patterns of health service use (HSU) before and after endometriosis diagnosis?
How does the burden of somatic disorders compare between women with surgically verified endometriosis diagnosed in adolescence or early adulthood, and matched women without a history of endometriosis?
The etiology of endometriosis is poorly known; established risk factors are limited and few environmental risk factors have been identified. We aimed to explore the associations between several perinatal and …
Background/Objectives: Endometriosis affects up to 10% of women of reproductive age and about 47% of adolescents with pelvic pain. Symptoms include dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and chronic pelvic pain (CPP). Adolescents often …