Hopkins MR

BACKGROUND: Extrauterine adenosarcomas are rare gynecologic malignancies that can arise within foci of pelvic endometriosis. They are often hormone mediated and thus are challenging to treat during pregnancy. CASE PRESENTATION: We present …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate endometrial cancer (EC) risk assessment and early detection strategies in high-risk populations, we designed a large, prospective cohort study of women undergoing endometrial evaluation to assess risk factors and coll…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the reproducibility of classifying uterine fibroids using the 2011 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging system. METHODS: The present retrospective cohort study included patients prese…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the risk factors, presentation, and outcomes in cases of abdominal wall endometriosis. DESIGN: A case-control study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING: An academic medical center. PATIENTS: A …

Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), a common health concern of women, is a heterogeneous clinical entity that is traditionally categorized into organic and nonorganic causes. Despite varied pharmacologic treatments, few offer sustained efficac…

OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness of appendectomy in women undergoing laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain without identifiable pathology. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included women aged 15 to 50 years who underwent lapar…

Study objectiveTo compare the efficacy of bipolar radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and thermal balloon ablation (TBA) using treatment failure and postprocedure amenorrhea as outcome measures.DesignPopulation-based cohort study (Canadian Task F…

OBJECTIVE: To report rates of amenorrhea and treatment failure after global endometrial ablation and to estimate the association between patient factors and these outcomes by developing and validating prediction models. METHODS: From Janua…