Sari Kives

OBJECTIVE: To provide health care professionals with an evidence-based approach to the management of endometriosis and its associated symptoms. TARGET POPULATION: Women and gender-diverse individuals affected by endometriosis. BENEFITS, H…

OBJECTIVE: The primary objective was to evaluate the prevalence of undiagnosed iron deficiency in patients with endometriosis. METHODS: We performed a multi-center, cross-sectional study at two tertiary care hospitals. We included 251 non-…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a hormone-sensitive inflammatory condition affecting between 5% and 10% of reproductive-aged women and an unknown number of gender-diverse individuals. It is often associated with debilitating pelvic pain sympto…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Despite the fact that most cases of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) in adolescence are due to an immature hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis, the current approach to investigating adolescents who present with AUB oft…

Contemporary management of ovarian cysts in the adolescent consists of conservative management, whether expectant, medical, or surgical. An understanding of ovarian physiology in the perimenarcheal and postpubertal patient supports ovarian …

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition defined by the presence of glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. It occurs in 7% to 10% of all women of reproductive age and may present as pain or infertility. The pelvi…

OBJECTIVE: To report a case of complete obstructing uterine septum repaired in a minimally invasive manner by operative hysteroscopy under laparoscopic guidance. A complete obstructing uterine septum is a rare congenital abnormality. To dat…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a gynaecological condition that presents either with the problem of infertility or with painful symptoms. The clinical observation of an apparent resolution of symptoms during pregnancy gave rise to the concept …