Lauren Hicks

ORCID: 0009-0005-9642-2842 · 4 papers in corpus · active 2021-2025

Study types

  • review 2
  • article 1
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 3
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • irritable_bowel_syndrome 1
  • dyspareunia 1
other 2025
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/ajo.13905

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…

article 2025
·doi:10.1177/22840265251366382

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…

review 2024
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2024.06.017

Despite the profound impact of endometriosis worldwide, delays in diagnosis and suboptimal surveillance techniques are well-recognised issues. Case studies have reported incidental uptake of 18F-FDG PET tracer in endometriotic lesions. Howe…

review 2021
Frontiers in reproductive health ·doi:10.3389/frph.2021.729642

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…