Rudy Leon De Wilde

BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis can cause symptoms like dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, pelvic pain and bleeding disorders and is related to subfertility and obstetrical complications. The disease is probably underestimated and underdiagnosed because of…

Recent findings suggest that high-grade serous ovarian cancer can originate in the fallopian tube. Not only has that made the identification of precursor lesions pivotal in early detection and prevention of these cancers, prophylactic salpi…

INTRODUCTION: Surgical experience and hospital procedure volumes have been associated with the risk of severe complications in expert centers for endometriosis in France. However, little is known about other certified units in Central Europ…

Adhesions are a common consequence of abdomino-pelvic surgery. Efficacy of available adhesion prevention agents is discussed controversially. Here, we used the adhesion barrier 4DryField PH: a powder, which is transformed into a barrier gel…

Uterine adenomyosis (UA) has a significant negative impact on the individual's quality of life due to pain, abnormal uterine bleeding, and subfertility.The impact on women's health and sexuality has never been underestimated by physicians, …

STUDY QUESTION: Can a set of terms and definitions be prepared on endometriosis that would be the basis for standardization in disease description, classification and research? SUMMARY ANSWER: The current paper outlines a list of 49 terms a…

OBJECTIVE: Different classification systems have been developed for endometriosis, using different definitions for the disease, the different subtypes, symptoms and treatments. In addition, an International Glossary on Infertility and Ferti…

Introduction: Plastic and reconstructive minimally invasive surgery has been established as gold standard in myomectomy. Therapy failure eventually leads to future surgical interventions or hysterectomy: surgeons and patients should be awar…

STUDY QUESTION: Which endometriosis classification, staging and reporting systems have been published and validated for use in clinical practice? SUMMARY ANSWER: Of the 22 endometriosis classification, staging and reporting systems identifi…

OBJECTIVE: In the field of endometriosis, several classification, staging and reporting systems have been developed. Which endometriosis classification, staging and reporting systems have been published and validated for use in clinical pra…

Abstract Background Adenomyosis is a frequent additional condition in patients with endometriosis and should be included in diagnostic and treatment concepts. Objective Description of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in patients with a…

STUDY QUESTION: How should surgery for endometriosis be performed? SUMMARY ANSWER: This document provides recommendations covering technical aspects of different methods of surgery for deep endometriosis in women of reproductive age. WHAT I…

The goal of this special issue is to address research concerning risks and problems related to the diagnosis and therapy of adenomyosis and myomata. During the last years, there have been several controversies in the scientific community re…

Objectives. Common symptoms of adenomyosis include pain and bleeding disorders and can severely impact a patient’s quality of life. Few studies report on the impact of hysteroscopy procedures on improving these symptoms. This study evaluate…

Endometriosis represents nowadays a real burden for the patients as well as for the physicians, as it requires surgical and/or medical treatment, often long - termed and repeated. Moreover, the high costs necessary to diagnose and treat end…

Objective: Postoperative adhesions occur in 80% of cases of gynecological surgery. Therefore evidence-based recommendations have been made to improve surgeons´ knowledge of postoperative adhesion formation and preventive strategies. The obj…

Adenomyosis or endometriosis genitalis interna is a frequent benign disease of women in fertile age. It causes symptoms like bleeding disorders and dysmenorrhea and seems to have a negative effect on fertility. Adenomyosis can be part of a …

STUDY QUESTION: What does this document on the surgical treatment of endometriosis jointly prepared by the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE), ESHRE, and the World Endometriosis Society (WES) provide? SUMMARY ANSWER: This …

Abstract STUDY QUESTION What does this document on the surgical treatment of endometriosis jointly prepared by the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE), ESHRE, and the World Endometriosis Society (WES) provide? SUMMARY ANSWE…

Journal of Gynecology and Women’s Health is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary, international journal of Juniper group that publishes scientific works within the field of obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health.

Uterine adenomyosis is a common gynecologic disorder in women of reproductive age, characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma within the myometrium. Dysmenorrhea, abnormal uterine bleeding, chronic pelvic pain, a…

There is molecular evidence that endometriosis has a negative impact on the ovaries, although the exact pathophysiology concerning endometriosis-associated subfertility is not known. The negative impact on the tubo-ovarian unit can be direc…