Cindy Farquhar

BACKGROUND: To assess the effectiveness of flushing with the oil-soluble contrast medium lipiodol in women with unexplained infertility. METHODS: An open randomized controlled trial design in a single centre secondary and tertiary level in…

There is evidence from well designed randomised controlled trials that modern medical and conservative surgical therapies (including endometrial ablation) are effective treatments for heavy menstrual bleeding for many women. Submucous fibro…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the symptom profile and satisfaction rate for women undergoing hysterectomy with and without oophorectomy STUDY DESIGN: Women under 46 years of age who underwent hysterectomy with (n = 266) and without oophorectomy …

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. Surgica…

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 deposits of ectop…

BACKGROUND: Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is an important cause of ill health in women. Medical therapy, with the avoidance of possibly unnecessary surgery, is an attractive treatment option. A wide variety of medications are available to …

DEFINITION: Endometriosis is characterised by ectopic endometrial tissue, which can cause dysmenorrhoea, dyspareunia, non-cyclical pelvic pain, and subfertility. Diagnosis is made by laparoscopy. Most endometrial deposits are found in the p…

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To determine the effectiveness of medical therapy used for hormonal suppression before or after, or before and after surgery for endometriosis. Effectiv…

Objective To determine, from the best available evidence, the effectiveness of surgical pelvic neuroablative techniques as treatment for primary and secondary dysmenorrhoea. Design Systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). S…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition that frequently presents with the symptom of pain. The precise pathogenesis (mode of development) of endometriosis is unclear but it is evident that endometriosis arises by the …

BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhoea is the occurrence of painful menstrual cramps of uterine origin and is a very common gynaecological complaint. Medical therapy for dysmenorrhoea includes oral contraceptive pills (OCP) and nonsteroidal anti-inflamm…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition that frequently presents with the symptom of pain. The precise pathogenesis (mode of development) of endometriosis is unclear but it is evident that endometriosis arises by the …

This review article has focussed on identifying the evidence from randomized controlled trials for the medical and surgical management of endometriosis. A critical summary of the medical management has shown that there is little difference …

The objectives of this study were to establish the criteria and technique that New Zealand gynaecologists use for endometrial sampling for women with menorrhagia, and to establish the preferred medical therapy for menorrhagia. A postal surv…

Recent studies have demonstrated that 84% of women suffering from unexplained pelvic pain have dilated pelvic veins. Such appearances are generally considered to be evidence of ‘pelvic congestion’. Venographic studies of women without pain …

Uterine size, endometrial thickness and ovarian volume were measured ultrasonically and the results compared with caliper measurements made shortly afterwards at the time of total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. The result…