Wong F

INTRODUCTION: Deep dyspareunia is a common symptom in women, including in half of women with endometriosis, but little is known about its response to treatment and predictors of persistent deep dyspareunia over time. AIM: To follow up deep…

INTRODUCTION: Deep dyspareunia negatively affects women's sexual function. There is a known association between deep dyspareunia and endometriosis of the cul-de-sac or uterosacral ligaments in reproductive-age women; however, other factors …

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis, defined as the presence of ectopic endometrial stroma and epithelium, affects approximately 10% of reproductive-age women and can cause pelvic pain and infertility. Endometriotic lesions are considered to be benig…

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain affects ∼15% of women, and presents a challenging problem for gynecologists due to its complex etiology involving multiple comorbidities. Thus, an interdisciplinary approach has been proposed for chronic pelv…

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain affects ∼15% of women, and is associated with significant societal cost and impact on women's health. Identifying factors involved in chronic pelvic pain is challenging due to its multifactorial nature and co…

BACKGROUND: To explore the influence of ovarian cancer histotype on the effectiveness of adjuvant radiotherapy (RT). METHODS: A review of a population-based experience included all referred women with no reported macroscopic residuum follo…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical presentation of perineal endometriosis and evaluate its treatment. METHODS: Clinical data were analyzed from the records of 36 patients with perineal endometriosis who were operated on between 1983 and 20…

Endocervicosis is a benign lesion in which endocervical mucosa develops in anatomic locations distant from the endocervical canal. Two cases of infiltrating endocervicosis of the urinary bladder were managed by laparoscopic partial cystecto…