Claudia Cheng

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is associated with reduced pregnancy and live birth rates in patients attempting both spontaneous and assisted conception. At present, it is unclear whether prepregnancy surgery for moderate or severe endometrios…

OBJECTIVE: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) capture patients' experiences and perspectives of symptoms. One approach involves measuring the "most bothersome symptom," an outcome recommended in some regulatory guidance and core outc…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis may have a causal role in ectopic pregnancies. AIMS: To observe the prevalence and staging of endometriosis in women at the time of laparoscopic treatment of tubal ectopic pregnancy. METHODS: Prospective observat…

Endometriosis is a condition with symptoms that vary widely, often affecting daily activities and quality of life. A patient-centered approach to identifying and measuring the most important symptoms has been recommended in the core outcome…

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is a condition with symptoms that vary widely, often affecting daily activities and quality of life. A patient-centered approach to identifying and measuring the most important symptoms has been recommended in the c…

Endometriosis is a condition with symptoms that vary widely, often affecting daily activities and quality of life. A patient-centered approach to identifying and measuring the most important symptoms has been recommended in the core outcome…

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopy has often been considered a core part of the workup for pelvic pain. However, many of these laparoscopies find no pathology. AIMS: To evaluate the experiences of patients following laparoscopy for pelvic pain when t…

Introduction: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common and variable condition often without standardised or effective treatment. A hysterectomy and/or oophorectomies alleviates CPP long term in some patients. Gonadotrophin releasing hormone an…

Abstract Study question What are the pregnancy outcomes for women with moderate or severe endometriosis who are trying to conceive? Summary answer Preliminary pregnancy rates in women with moderate/severe endometriosis are 11% for natural c…

INTRODUCTION: "Improvement in the most bothersome symptom" was recently selected as a core outcome for endometriosis intervention trials. This study aimed to explore the applicability of the construct of "symptom bother" in representing the…

INTRODUCTION: There is considerable variation in the types of symptoms experienced by people living with endometriosis, and it is unclear which symptoms impact people the most. This study aimed to identify the specific symptoms that are "mo…

Abstract Hysterectomy may impact young women’s perceptions of their gender identity and fertility status, with implications for quality of life. However, research into this important area is limited, particularly among women with benign dis…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Discover the rate of post-operative constipation in participants undergoing elective laparoscopy for benign gynecological indications DESIGN: Prospective observational study SETTING: Single site, tertiary level gynecology u…

Endometriosis is a common benign gynaecological disorder, which has an increased prevalence amongst twins and first degree relatives of affected individuals. Here we describe a case of remarkable resemblance in the distribution of deep infi…

BACKGROUND: Central sensitisation (CS) leads to pain amplification and impacts on the management of pelvic pain (PP). Identification of CS in patients with PP may provide additional treatment pathways and improve patient outcomes. AIMS: Th…

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively compare long-term lower gastrointestinal function before and after laparoscopic surgery for deep endometriosis (DE). METHODS: In this prospective observational study we followed 149 patients with confirmed DE wh…

BACKGROUND: To better understand the potential role of social media (SM) as a self-management tool for individuals with endometriosis and to assess its current use by endometriosis patients. AIMS: The primary outcome was use of SM for heal…

Endometriosis-associated pain and the mechanisms responsible for its initiation and persistence are complex and difficult to treat. Endometriosis-associated pain is experienced as dysmenorrhea, cyclical pain related to organ function includ…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe cases of conversion from gynecologic laparoscopy to open surgery and to assess risk factors for conversion and conversion outcomes. DESIGN: A retrospective case-control study. SETTING: Tertiary referral hospit…

BACKGROUND: Deep endometriosis (DE) may significantly affect women's quality of life. Limited data exists on the effect of surgery on the several domains of sexual function. AIM: To prospectively compare various domains of sexual function …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare urinary function before and after surgery in patients undergoing laparoscopy for deep endometriosis and to measure the rate of postoperative deterioration in urinary function after surgery. DESIGN: Prospective q…

IMPORTANCE: Gynecological laparoscopies are one of the most common surgical procedures worldwide. Limited evidence exists on rates of surgical site infections in patients undergoing gynecological laparoscopies and strategies to prevent thes…

Endometriosis is a common disease, not uncommonly debilitating with severe negative impact on all domains of life for women. The long-standing approach is that endometriosis is one of many gynecological benign conditions. Nevertheless, ther…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence of new diagnosis of endometriosis in women at or above the age of 40 who present with previously undiagnosed pelvic pain and no previous surgical or sonographic evidence of endometriosis to a te…