BACKGROUND: Plasma human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) levels have been associated with the risk of future venous thromboembolism (VTE) in a proteome-wide study. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate whether plasma HE4 levels were (i) correlate…
Background: The umbilicus is a fibrous remnant located in the centre of the abdomen. Various entities may be encountered in this special anatomical location; however, little is known about their dermoscopic presentation. The aim of this stu…
Objective: To compare 12-month post-treatment health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) and symptom severity (SS) changes among patients with symptomatic uterine fibroids (SUF) not seeking fertility and undergo a hysterectomy, abdominal myome…
OBJECTIVE: To compare short-term health-related quality of life (HRQOL) 6-12 weeks after hysterectomy or myomectomy for the treatment of symptomatic leiomyomas. METHODS: We conducted a prospective comparative effectiveness analysis of data…
BACKGROUND: Uterine fibroids are common in premenopausal women, yet comparative effectiveness research on uterine fibroid treatments is rare. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to design and establish a uterine fibroid registry based…