Axel Forman

No ORCID on file · 68 papers in corpus · active 1978-2026

Study types

  • article 43
  • other 10
  • review 10
  • letter 3
  • editorial 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 57
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 11
  • die_deep_infiltrating 7
  • bowel_endometriosis 6
  • adenomyosis 4
  • dysmenorrhea 4
  • dyspareunia 3
  • infertility 3
  • endometrioma 1
  • irritable_bowel_syndrome 1
article 2026
·doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.31899879

Endometriosis is a chronic, systemic condition affecting 5–10% of individuals assigned female at birth. Due to its non-specific symptoms, diagnosis is often delayed. This study aims to explore diagnostic challenges and decision-making proce…

article 2026
·doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.31899879.v1

Endometriosis is a chronic, systemic condition affecting 5–10% of individuals assigned female at birth. Due to its non-specific symptoms, diagnosis is often delayed. This study aims to explore diagnostic challenges and decision-making proce…

other 2026
The European journal of general practice ·doi:10.1080/13814788.2026.2648318

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic, systemic condition affecting 5-10% of individuals assigned female at birth. Due to its non-specific symptoms, diagnosis is often delayed. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to explore diagnostic challenge…

other 2025
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deae273

STUDY QUESTION: How does pre-diagnosis use of hospital care differentiate between women later diagnosed with endometriosis and age-matched controls without a diagnosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with hospital-diagnosed endometriosis had more f…

other 2023
Frontiers in global women's health ·doi:10.3389/fgwh.2023.1102006

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to translate and cross-culturally adapt the standard version of the World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF) EPHect Endometriosis Patient Questionnaire (EPQ) into Danish and to ensure equivalence of a Danis…

review 2023
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.14594

INTRODUCTION: Exposures in utero are suggested to play a role in the etiology of endometriosis and adenomyosis, although the current evidence is inconclusive. Knowledge about potential prenatal programming and early life exposures that may …

rct 2023
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation ·doi:10.1007/s11136-023-03346-9

PURPOSE: Despite standard medical treatment endometriosis is often associated with disabling pain and poor quality of life (QoL). Studies indicate that psychological interventions (PIs) may improve pain and QoL, yet studies on the effects o…

article 2023
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dead164

STUDY QUESTION: Do women with endometriosis have higher utilization of primary and secondary healthcare prior to diagnosis compared to women without endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with a hospital-based diagnosis of endometriosis had a…

other 2022
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.14336

INTRODUCTION: Emerging evidence shows that women with endometriosis face a higher risk of preterm birth. However, the pathways are unclear. The objective of this study is to further investigate at different gestational ages the association …

article 2022
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062808

INTRODUCTION: Placebo-controlled surgical designs are recommended to ascertain treatment effects for elective surgeries when there is genuine doubt about the effectiveness of the surgery. Some elective surgeries for pain have been unable to…

article 2022
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.14364

INTRODUCTION: Due to diagnostic challenges, normalization of symptoms and an overall lack of awareness among both patients and physicians, endometriosis is an underdiagnosed disease. This can result in delayed treatment and potentially wors…

review 2021
Journal of clinical medicine ·doi:10.3390/jcm10040667

BACKGROUND: This systematic review and meta-analysis summarizes the evidence for the association between endometriosis and adverse pregnancy outcome, including gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia, low birth weight, and small for gestati…

article 2021
Human reproduction open ·doi:10.1093/hropen/hoab042

STUDY QUESTION: Which of the competing models of the Endometriosis Health Profile 30 Questionnaire (EHP-30) factor structure is best supported by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)? SUMMARY ANSWER: Findings support a five-factor first-order…

other 2021
Frontiers in reproductive health ·doi:10.3389/frph.2021.793226

Endometriosis is a major health care challenge because many young women with endometriosis go undetected for an extended period, which may lead to pain sensitization. Clinical tools to better identify candidates for laparoscopy-guided diagn…

article 2021
·doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2020.104062
article 2021
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.14099

Advances in preoperative diagnostics as well as in surgical techniques for the treatment of endometriosis, especially for deep endometriosis, call for a classification system, that includes all aspects of the disease such as peritoneal endo…

letter 2020
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/1471-0528.16406

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article 2019
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.13619

INTRODUCTION: Deep infiltrating endometriosis is a common cause of pelvic pain. However, some patients have limited problems that may be controlled by medical treatment, so avoiding the potentially severe complications of major surgery. Thi…

review 2018
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.13364

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the risk of preterm delivery and having a small-for-gestational-age (SGA) child in women with endometriosis and adenomyosis compared with women without …

other 2018
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.13343

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to assess the intra- and interobserver variability of two- and three-dimensional rectosigmoid nodule size measurements by transvaginal sonography in patients with rectosigmoid endometriosis. MATERIAL …

other 2018
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2018.10.023

OBJECTIVES: Previous studies have found a high prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). However, data on this relation in women without bowel endometriosis is limited. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of IBS in women…

article 2018
review 2018
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2018.01.018
article 2018
·doi:10.1177/2284026518810573

Endometriosis patients often complain about pelvic and abdominal pain with varying bowel and bladder symptoms unrelated to the location and extent of the disease. The pathophysiology can be multifactorial, but one possibility is that pelvic…

article 2018
Diseases of the colon and rectum ·doi:10.1097/dcr.0000000000000970

BACKGROUND: Surgery for rectosigmoid endometriosis carries a substantial risk of short- and long-term complications, which has to be counterbalanced against the potential effect of the procedure. Prospective data are scarce in the field of …