Robert W. Rebar

Endometriosis-associated pain is commonly treated with hysterectomy when medical therapy fails and childbearing is complete. How effective is such

Although endometriosis is associated with infertility, most women with this disorder do eventually achieve pregnancy. But is endometriosis also

Pain is common in women with endometriosis, but does this symptom underlie increased use of opioids? In an industry-funded retrospective study of

Although hysterectomy is common for management of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) — a condition that may be associated with endometriosis — the prevalence of

Chronic pelvic pain associated with endometriosis is hard to evaluate and even harder to manage. Investigators sought to demonstrate evidence of

Endometriosis often requires years of medical therapy (often in conjunction with surgery) to alleviate pain and preserve fertility.

Because previous studies have suggested that women with endometriosis are at higher obstetric risk than women in the general population, investigators

Although an association between endometriosis and invasive ovarian cancer has been suggested by several studies, the extent of the risk and any

Fallopian tube damage and obstruction — often consequences of prior pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) — remain significant causes of female infertility despite the decline in reported incidence of acute PID. To test the hypothesis that unde…

Symptomatic endometriosis is commonly treated with conservative surgery with or without the addition of various medical therapies. In a double-blind,

Hysterectomy with or without bilateral oophorectomy is the most common major surgery performed in nonpregnant U.S. women. Hysterectomy has been

Evidence of excess risk for migraine headaches in women with endometriosis is emerging, but, in women with chronic pelvic pain in the absence of endometriosis, few data are available from which to draw reliable conclusions about an associat…

Surgical removal of ovarian endometriomas is the treatment of choice, but as many as 30% of women experience recurrences. Can oral contraceptives (OCs)

BACKGROUND: There is growing and consistent evidence showing that ovarian reserve is affected following surgical excision of ovarian endometriomas. Of particular concern is the risk of severe ovarian damage leading to unresponsiveness to ov…

OBJECTIVE: To report long-term health outcomes and mortality after oophorectomy or ovarian conservation.METHODS: We conducted a prospective, observational study of 29,380 women participants of the Nurses' Health Study who had a hysterectomy…

Several medical approaches are available for management of abnormal uterine bleeding during the reproductive years. Italian investigators assessed the

ObjectiveTo update clinicians regarding the management of women with spontaneous premature ovarian failure (POF).DesignLiterature review and consensus building among three clinicians with experience in caring for women with spontaneous POF.…

Of the 60.2 million women in the United States who were of reproductive age in 1995, about 1.2 million, or 2 percent, had had an infertility-related medical appointment within the previous year, and about 15 percent had received infertility…

Chronic pelvic pain (of ≥6 months' duration) affects as many as one third of all women, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), defined by criteria that include abdominal pain and altered stool characteristics, affects 10% to 20% of all adults.…

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