Karen Joseph

AIM: To explore the change in emergency department (ED) attendances for persistent pelvic pain (PPP) following laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis. METHODS: A retrospective service evaluation was conducted on a convenience sample of 1 c…

BACKGROUND: A small-group multidisciplinary pain self-management program for women living with pelvic pain, with or without endometriosis, was developed to address identified unmet treatment needs. Following completion, over 80% of particip…

The article by Ellis and Wood ‘A decade to wait’1 has added to the focus of energies on identifying and reducing the delay in diagnosis of endometriosis for those suffering pelvic pain. Such anonymous, retrospective, self-report surveys hav…

The exposure to adverse childhood experiences has been associated with the subsequent development of several chronic health conditions, including pelvic pain. Endometriosis is a chronic disease characterized by the growth of endometrial-lik…

The high incidence and burden of pelvic pain are increasingly recognised in both the healthcare sector and by the general public. Current approaches to management assume that the diagnosis and remediation of identified lesions will ease thi…

Background\nChronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) affects around one in five women. Despite high healthcare usage, management of CPP is often unsuccessful resulting in high levels of disability and costs to society. Despite recognition of parallels wit…

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain, which carries a high burden of disability and distress, is a common presentation to gynaecology clinics. While there is increasing acknowledgment of the complexity of chronic pelvic pain, and the benefits of…