Kirsten Geraedts

BACKGROUND: Pain plays a central role in endometriosis. The complex relationship among pain characteristics, comorbid pain disorders and daily life represents a challenge for medical support. This multicentre cross-sectional case-control st…

BACKGROUND: Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) have a significant effect on psychological and physical child development and represent a risk factor for interpersonal difficulties. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to investigate the association…

Stress is a risk factor for impaired general, mental, and reproductive health. The role of physiological and supraphysiological estradiol concentrations in stress perception and stress processing is less well understood. We, therefore, cond…

OBJECTIVES: Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease most commonly causing severe and chronic pelvic pain as well as an impaired quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate if and how endometriosis affects choices regarding p…

RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the specific characteristics of sexual activity in women with endometriosis compared with women without endometriosis? DESIGN: Multicentre case control study. Participants were recruited from university hospital…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis-associated pain and dyspareunia influence female sexuality, but little is known about men's experiences in affected couples. AIM: To investigate how men partners experience sexuality in partnership with women with…

STUDY QUESTION: Is fatigue a frequent symptom of endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Fatigue is an underestimated symptom of endometriosis as it affects the majority of women with endometriosis, but it is not widely discussed in literature. WH…

STUDY QUESTION: Is maltreatment during childhood (MC), e.g. sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglect, associated with diagnosis of endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Childhood sexual abuse, emotional abuse/neglect and inconsis…

Endometriosis affects various aspects of women's lives. We searched for predictors for patient satisfaction with medical support (PSwMS) in women with endometriosis. The study was designed as a multi-centre retrospective cohort study. We ap…

RESEARCH QUESTION: Conventional treatments are often associated with adverse effects and endometriosis pain symptoms may reoccur despite treatment. Consequently, many women use complementary health approaches (CHA) and home remedies (HR) to…

Background: Interpretation of observational studies on associations between prefrontal cognitive functioning and hormone levels across the female menstrual cycle is complicated due to small sample sizes and poor replicability. Methods: This…

Endometriosis is a chronic disease occurring in up to 10% of women during reproductive age. Compared to women without endometriosis the number of childbirths is reduced, but can be augmented by artificial reproductive therapy (ART). Current…

Endometriosis is a chronic, often progressive disease characterized by symptoms as pelvic pain, dyspareunia (DP), dysmenorrhea, disturbed bleeding patterns or reduced fertility. Current research supports the hypothesis, that specific locati…

Epidemiologische Studien berichten von einem erhöhten Risiko für Fertilitätsstörungen bei Frauen mit Endometriose. Die vorliegende Patientinnenerhebung zeigt einen Überblick über die Angaben von 842 Frauen mit und ohne Endometriose.

Endometriosis is a chronic, often progressive disease characterized by symptoms as pelvic pain, dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea, disturbed bleeding patterns or reduced fertility. Current research supports the hypothesis, that specific locations o…