Fatima El-Assaad

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2023-2026

Study types

  • other 2
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 3
other 2026
Gut microbial signatures and stability are associated with a co-diagnosis of endometriosis and inflammatory bowel disease
iScience ·doi:10.1016/j.isci.2026.115437

Emerging evidence suggests that the gut microbiota plays a crucial role in endometriosis (Endo) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study aimed to explore gut microbial signatures in women with either or both conditions, compared to …

other 2025
Oral, Vaginal, and Stool Microbial Signatures in Patients With Endometriosis as Potential Diagnostic Non-Invasive Biomarkers: A Prospective Cohort Study
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/1471-0528.17979

OBJECTIVE: To identify a microbial signature for endometriosis for use as a diagnostic non-invasive biomarker. DESIGN: Prospective cohort pilot study. SETTING: Nepean Hospital and UNSW Microbiome Research Centre, Australia. POPULATION: S…

review 2023
The bidirectional relationship between endometriosis and microbiome
Frontiers in endocrinology ·doi:10.3389/fendo.2023.1110824

Endometriosis has been described by many different theories of pathogenesis over the years. It is now also appreciated to be a state of chronic inflammation, and the role of immune dysfunction in its development has been proven. There is in…