INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is associated with reduced pregnancy and live birth rates in patients attempting both spontaneous and assisted conception. At present, it is unclear whether prepregnancy surgery for moderate or severe endometrios…
BACKGROUND: In Aotearoa New Zealand, there are limited data on ethnicity-specific prevalence and management of endometriosis and persistent pelvic pain. In the international literature, there appears to be a wide variation in both diagnosis…
BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is a benign disorder defined by ectopic endometrial glands within the uterine myometrium. A study by Mooney et al reported the myometrial-cervical ratio (MCR), a novel ultrasound measurement that was found to improve…
Endometriosis-associated pain and the mechanisms responsible for its initiation and persistence are complex and difficult to treat. Endometriosis-associated pain is experienced as dysmenorrhea, cyclical pain related to organ function includ…