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STUDY QUESTION: Does IVF worsen pelvic pain in women with endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Nearly half of women with endometriosis reported perceived worsening of pelvic pain after IVF. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Prior studies generally suggest…
OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between steroid receptor expression and pain symptoms in endometriosis. DESIGN: Cross-sectional SETTING: University Hospital PATIENT(S): Women with endometriosis (N = 92). INTERVENTION(S): Tissue s…
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to review the records of patients with excised abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) to determine patient characteristics, diagnostic methods, presence of concurrent pelvic endometriosis and type of s…
Endometriosis is an oestrogen-dependent, inflammation-driven gynaecologic disorder causing severe disability. Endometriosis implants are characterized by unbalanced local oestrogen metabolism leading to hyperoestrogenism and aromatase up-re…
Sexual dysfunctions, particularly sexual pain, are common in adult women of all ages. In patients with endometriosis, a chronic gynecological pain condition affecting women of reproductive age, sexual pain is the third most common symptom. …
PURPOSE: Adenomyosis is a benign gynecological disease mostly diagnosed in the forth and fifth decades. The recent improvement of the diagnostic tools and a better understanding of the pathology allowed clinicians to postulate a possible re…
Sexual health is a critical aspect of quality of life and is also influenced by medical conditions and health care interventions, particularly when gynaecological disorders are involved. Dyspareunia is a common symptom of endometriosis, a c…
BACKGROUND: Sexual function is an important aspect of health and quality of life and is influenced by both medical conditions and health-care interventions, especially when gynecologic disorders are involved. Coital pain is among the main f…
OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis-associated abdominal wall cancer (EAAWC) is rare, and few reports are available. This article provides a review of reports in the literature on the pathology, diagnosis, management, and outcome of patients with EAAW…
Endometriosis is a chronic disease of unknown etiology that affects approximately 10% of women in reproductive age. Several evidences show that endometriosis lesions are associated to hormonal imbalance, including estrogen synthesis, metabo…
Pluchino, Nicola MD, PhD; Petignat, Patrick MD; Wenger, Jean-Marie MD Author Information
In the context of chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis plays a significant role due to its frequency and its effects on the quality of women's lives. It affects 3-10% of women of reproductive age. The clinical signs are part from chronic pelv…
OBJECTIVE: The challenges of imaging posterior deeply infiltrating endometriosis with MRI are to image a small anatomic area encompassing several thin fibromuscular anatomic structures such as uterosacral ligaments, and the vaginal and rect…