Mary Lou Ballweg

No ORCID on file · 27 papers in corpus · active 1987-2015

Study types

  • article 17
  • other 3
  • review 3
  • letter 2
  • book 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 23
  • mesh:D004715 12
  • infertility 2
  • mesh:D017699 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
article 2015
Characteristics of Women with Endometriosis from the USA and Puerto Rico
Journal of endometriosis and pelvic pain disorders ·doi:10.5301/je.5000224

PURPOSE: To describe lifetime differences in clinical characteristics of women with endometriosis between the USA and Puerto Rico. METHODS: A descriptive study using self-administered demographic and clinical questionnaires was undertaken. …

other 2015
Endometriosis
·doi:10.1002/9781118896877.wbiehs129

Pain during sex is a problem affecting many with endometriosis, a chronic endocrine and immunological disease affecting an estimated 89 million women and girls worldwide. Environmental toxins and other factors have been implicated in this m…

article 2011
Adolescent Endometriosis: Improving the Comfort Level of Health Care Providers Treating Adolescents with Endometriosis
Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2011.07.004
article 2011
Treating Endometriosis in Adolescents: Does It Matter?
Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2011.07.003
other 2010
Cancers, infections, and endocrine diseases in women with endometriosis
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.07.1698

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of patient-reported, physician-diagnosed comorbid conditions in women with endometriosis. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of self-reported survey data. SETTING: Academic research. PATIENT(S): Four thousa…

article 2010
News from the endometriosis movement
·doi:10.5301/je.2009.2192

The beginning of the modern endometriosis movement – the effort to “put endometriosis on the map” as one physician recently labeled it – began with the founding of the first organization in the world devoted to endometriosis – the Endometri…

article 2010
News from the Endometriosis Movement
·doi:10.1177/228402651000200407
article 2010
News from the Endometriosis Movement
·doi:10.1177/228402651000200209
article 2010
News from the Endometriosis Movement
·doi:10.1177/228402651000200308
other 2009
Diagnostic experience among 4,334 women reporting surgically diagnosed endometriosis
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.020

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether first physician seen and symptoms beginning in adolescence have an impact on the diagnostic experience of endometriosis. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of self-reported survey data. SETTING: Academic researc…

article 2009
News from the Endometriosis Movement
·doi:10.1177/228402650900100201
article 2008
Cancers, infections, and endocrine diseases in women with endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.248
article 2007
Does the duration of pelvic symptoms play a role in the prevalence of infertility in women with endometriosis?
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.723
article 2007
Treatment utilization for endometriosis symptoms: a cross-sectional survey study of lifetime experience
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.051
article 2006
A cross-sectional survey of women with endometriosis: Experiences during the diagnostic process
article 2006
P-348
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.704
review 2004
Impact of endometriosis on women's health: comparative historical data show that the earlier the onset, the more severe the disease
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2004.01.003
letter 2004
Selected food intake and risk of endometriosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deh561
review 2003
Big Picture of Endometriosis Helps Provide Guidance on Approach to Teens
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s1083-3188(03)00063-9
article 2003
Introduction
·doi:10.1016/s1083-3188(03)00067-6
article 2003
Psychosocial Aspects of Teen Endo
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s1083-3188(03)00065-2
article 2003
Tips on Treating Teens with Endometriosis
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s1083-3188(03)00062-7
article 2002
Autoimmune and related diseases among women with endometriosis: a survey analysis
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)03031-x
letter 2002
Concerning the article by Meaddough et al: Sexual Activity, Orgasm and Tampon Use Are Associated with a Decreased Risk for Endometriosis
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation ·doi:10.1159/000068355

Letters| January 30 2003 Concerning the article by Meaddough et al: Sexual Activity, Orgasm and Tampon Use Are Associated with a Decreased Risk for Endometriosis Subject Area: Further Areas , Women's and Children's Health Mary Lou Ballweg; …

review 1997
BLAMING THE VICTIM
Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America ·doi:10.1016/s0889-8545(05)70312-0