Jason Abbott

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review aims to synthesize available evidence on the prevalence of endometriosis in the trans male population. DATA SOURCES: A systematic review search was conducted using five databases: MEDLINE (OVID), EMBASE, C…

There is growing evidence that people with endometriosis are utilising cannabis, whether legally or illicitly procured, for management of pain and associated symptoms. As such, concerns over cannabis use as a medicine are foremost in clinic…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis affects 11% of women of reproductive age. Diagnosis is often delayed by 6-8 years due to nonspecific symptoms and lack of early detection tools. This study aimed to develop an early risk prediction model for endome…

PURPOSE: To examine the associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Australian women with endometriosis. METHODS: This population-based cohort study included 1,120 women with e…

STUDY QUESTION: Can patient-derived organoid models be reliably established from diverse surgical phenotypes of endometriosis, and how do clinical factors such as hormonal treatment affect their growth success and morphology? SUMMARY ANSWE…

AIM: Systematic reduction of negative laparoscopy for pelvic pain is crucial to reducing surgical morbidity, improving diagnostic accuracy and minimising cost. This study aims to determine the incidence and consider the underlying causes of…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic, heterogeneous disease with limited non-hormonal treatment options. Drug repurposing provides an accelerated route to identify safe, tolerable, and potentially effective therapies for endometriosis. Re…

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: People with endometriosis report consuming cannabis to manage their endometriosis symptoms, however, its efficacy has not been established in clinical studies. This study aimed to determine the feasibility, acceptabi…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic condition affecting up to 11% of people presumed female at birth by the age of 44 years, characterised by the growth of tissue similar to the lining of the uterus on other organs. Endometriosis signi…

STUDY QUESTION: How is endometriosis care organized at the primary, secondary, and tertiary care levels in five high-income countries? SUMMARY ANSWER: In all countries under study, initiatives have been taken to provide endometriosis care …

STUDY QUESTION: How do cumulative live birth rates (CLBRs) in women with endometriosis compare to those with other infertility diagnoses undergoing ART? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with endometriosis as the sole cause of infertility achieved high…

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common and debilitating presentation for adolescent and young adult females. Medical management is often utilised as first line therapy with surgical management considered if medical treatment has …

As a heterogenous disease with likely multiple pathogeneses and as-yet-undefined subtypes, progress in endometriosis treatment is currently limited by a lack of appropriate models and cohorts for research. Almost half of all publicly availa…

Abstract: People with endometriosis report consuming cannabis to manage their symptoms. Given the range of differing legalities and access pathways across the world, this study aimed to investigate the drivers and barriers to cannabis use w…

STUDY QUESTION: What are the patterns of health service use (HSU) before and after endometriosis diagnosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with endometriosis had higher rates of visits to general practitioners (GPs), specialists, and diagnostic imag…

This group was formed out of the conviction that endometriosis research has not progressed at a pace in proportion to disease severity and the negative impact on women's quality of life. Furthermore, advancement in our understanding of this…