Cindy Farquhar

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial glands or stroma in sites other than the uterine cavity. It is variable in both its surgical appearance and clinical manifestation, often with poor correlation between the two. Surgic…

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effectiveness and safety of non surgical interventions for women with chronic pelvic pain.

BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhoea (painful menstrual cramps) is common. Combined OCPs are recommended in the management of primary dysmenorrhoea. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effectiveness and safety of combined oral contraceptive pills for the ma…

AIMS: To prospectively collect data five years after hysterectomy and compare with data of women who had not undergone hysterectomy. METHODS: A prospective cohort study of five years of premenopausal women with and with out hysterectomy wa…

BACKGROUND: Pelvic adhesion can form as a result of inflammation, endometriosis or surgical trauma. During pelvic surgery, strategies to reduce pelvic adhesion formation may include placing synthetic barrier agents such as oxidised regenera…

BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhoea refers to the occurrence of painful menstrual cramps of uterine origin and is a common gynaecological condition with considerable morbidity. The behavioural approach assumes that psychological and environmental fac…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue (stromal and glandular) outside the normal uterine cavity. Conventional medical and surgical treatments for endometriosis aim to remove or decrease the deposits of e…

Endometriosis is a chronic condition characterised by growth of endometrial tissue in sites other than the uterine cavity, most commonly in the pelvic cavity, including the ovaries, the uterosacral ligaments, and pouch of Douglas (fig 1).⇓ …

INTRODUCTION: Ectopic endometrial tissue is found in up to 20% of asymptomatic women, up to 60% of those with dysmenorrhoea, and up to 30% of women with subfertility, with a peak incidence at around 40 years of age. However, symptoms may no…

BACKGROUND: Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is an important cause of ill health in premenopausal women. Although surgery is often used as a treatment, a range of medical therapies are also available. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs redu…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is the finding of endometrial glands or stroma in sites other than the uterine cavity. Endometriosis appears to be an oestrogen dependent condition. This hormonal dependency has prompted the therapeutic use of ovul…

Endometriosis is the finding of endometrial glands or stroma in sites other than the uterine cavity. Endometriosis appears to be an oestrogen dependent condition. This hormonal dependency has prompted the therapeutic use of ovulation suppre…

OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness of surgical interruption of pelvic nerve pathways in primary and secondary dysmenorrhea. Data sources. The Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group Trials Register (9 June 2004), CENTRAL (T…

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine the outcomes of hysterectomy with and without conservation of the ovaries. STUDY DESIGN: Data were collected prospectively for 3 years from 257 women undergoing hysterectomy (group 1) and 5…

BACKGROUND: Various options exist for treating endometriosis, including ovarian suppression therapy, surgical treatment or a combination of these strategies. Surgical treatment of endometriosis sets out to remove visible areas of endometrio…

Adenomyosis of the uterus is a common condition amongst women in their reproductive years. It is defined as the presence of heterotopic endometrial glands and stroma in the myometrium with adjacent smooth muscle hyperplasia. The common pres…

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To determine if the use of levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG‐IUS) post‐operatively in women undergoing surgery for endometriosis compared with tho…

Parker, William H. MD; Broder, Michael S. MD, MPH; Liu, Zhimei PhD; Shoupe, Donna MD; Farquhar, Cindy MD; Berek, Jonathan S. MD, MMSc Author Information

The commonly adopted approaches to endometriosis have been either medical therapy or surgery, which is usually laparoscopic. Medical therapy induces atrophy within the hormonally dependent ectopic endometrium. Surgery usually involves eithe…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation (LUNA) for chronic pelvic pain in women with endometriosis and women with no laparoscopic evidence of endometriosis. DESIGN: A prospective double-blind random…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition which affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age (Askenazi 1997). There is a range of symptoms and most commonly women present with dysmenorrhoea, pelvic pain, infer…