Sherif A El-Nashar

This month we focus on current research in chronic pelvic pain. Dr. El-Nashar discusses four recent publications, which are concluded with a "bottom-line" that is the take-home message. A complete reference for each can be found on on this …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the risk factors, presentation, and outcomes in cases of abdominal wall endometriosis. DESIGN: A case-control study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING: An academic medical center. PATIENTS: A …

Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), a common health concern of women, is a heterogeneous clinical entity that is traditionally categorized into organic and nonorganic causes. Despite varied pharmacologic treatments, few offer sustained efficac…

OBJECTIVE: To report rates of amenorrhea and treatment failure after global endometrial ablation and to estimate the association between patient factors and these outcomes by developing and validating prediction models. METHODS: From Janua…

Peritoneal fluid cytokines are important for initiation and progression of endometriosis. The objective of this study was to compare a group of five cytokines (interleukins IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-8, IL-13 and tumour necrosis factor alpha; TNFa…