Rozemarijn de Koning

BACKGROUND: Sexual functioning is a complex phenomenon driven by multiple physical, psychological and social factors, necessitating comprehensive evaluation. OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of laparoscopic deep endometriosis (DE) surgery …

Current treatment options for chronic endometriosis-associated pain are often inadequate, resulting in a rise in opioid consumption in this population. Given its analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-depressive properties, esketamine may b…

Introduction: Esketamine infusion therapy is currently used to reduce the process of sensitization in patients with chronic pain syndromes. Given its anti-inflammatory, anti-depressive, and analgesic properties, this drug could be effective…

PURPOSE: When resecting endometriomas with the stripping technique, in the majority of cases, a thin line of adjacent ovarian cortex is attached to the endometrioma. In this study, we performed histological analysis to determine (antral) fo…

Surgical intervention for endometriosis is an important treatment modality, yet incomplete resection resulting from poor visibility of affected tissue and consequently recurrence of disease remains a prevalent challenge. Intra-operative vis…

Abstract Study question To determine (antral) follicle density in the ovarian cortex tissue attached to stripped endometriomas and patient- and surgical characteristics affecting this density. Summary answer Ovarian tissue attached to strip…

Currently, the optimal treatment to increase the chance of pregnancy and live birth in patients with colorectal endometriosis and subfertility is unknown. Evidence suggests that that both surgery and in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracyt…

Introduction: The pathophysiology of endometriosis-induced pain is complex and current pain management is often inadequate. As a consequence, the quality of life of endometriosis patients is reduced due to persistent and often recurrent sev…