RATIONALE: Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is prevalent and a complex multifactorial condition. The incidence is rising. CPPS patients may benefit from multidisciplinary care in a structured care pathway. AIM AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of …
OBJECTIVES: To enhance evidence-based knowledge about sexual function and the prevalence of sexual dysfunction after surgical therapy for congenital anomalies with menstrual outflow obstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this long-term cas…
OBJECTIVE: To enhance evidence-based knowledge on long-term sequalae in patients with surgically corrected obstructing Müllerian anomalies. METHODS: This long-term case-control study included patients with menstrual outflow obstruction due…
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common multifactorial condition affecting 6 to 27% of women aged 18-50 years worldwide. This study was conducted to review and meta-analyse the current literature on the reduction …
In this cross-sectional study, we investigated whether patient-centred endometriosis care (PCEC) is associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Dutch-speaking women with endometriosis, treated by laparoscopy in a university clin…
BackgroundThe four approaches to hysterectomy for benign disease are abdominal hysterectomy (AH), vaginal hysterectomy (VH), laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) and robotic-assisted hysterectomy (RH).ObjectivesTo assess the effectiveness and saf…
ObjectiveTo evaluate the responsiveness to change and the minimal clinical important difference (MCID) of the Dutch Endometriosis Health Profile-30 (EHP-30) questionnaire.Study designProspective cohort study among endometriosis patients att…
STUDY QUESTION: How patient-centered are two included specialized endometriosis clinics relative to each other and how can they improve the patient-centeredness of their care? SUMMARY ANSWER: The validated ENDOCARE questionnaire (ECQ) relia…
At present, there are only few data on the surgical outcomes of laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH). Up till now, it has been unclear whether there is a difference in number of complications among the subcategories of laparoscopic total hysterec…
The Dutch version of the Endometriosis Health Profile-30 (EHP-30) showed a high return rate and data completeness, low floor and ceiling effects, as well as good internal consistency, test-retest reliability and construct validity. The ques…
In the present study, women's preferences on advantages and disadvantages of laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) and abdominal hysterectomy (AH) have been studied. Patients' preferences were evaluated in individual, structured interviews in wome…