Jim Tsaltas

No ORCID on file · 177 papers in corpus · active 1997-2026

Study types

  • dataset 127
  • article 29
  • review 12
  • other 6
  • letter 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 154
  • die_deep_infiltrating 17
  • endometrioma 16
  • adenomyosis 12
  • infertility 12
  • bowel_endometriosis 7
  • dyspareunia 4
  • dysmenorrhea 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • bladder_endometriosis 1
article 2026
Pelvic floor muscle contraction-plus-relaxation versus relaxation-only with mindfulness for women with endometriosis-associated pelvic pain: A randomised controlled feasibility study
·doi:10.1177/22840265251406141

Introduction: Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) exercises are commonly prescribed to women with endometriosis-associated pelvic pain (EAPP) but the feasibility and effects of different PFM protocols remain unknown. Objectives: To evaluate the feasi…

other 2026
Telehealth cognitive behavioural therapy improves health-related quality of life and pain in endometriosis: the Healing Pelvic Pain Intervention (HaPPI)-a randomized controlled trial
Human reproduction open ·doi:10.1093/hropen/hoag006

STUDY QUESTION: Is telehealth cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) or yoga effective in improving health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and secondary outcomes for endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Endometriosis-tailored CBT is superior to edu…

article 2025
262 - Exploring women’s experiences with endometriosis-associated pelvic pain following participation in pelvic floor muscle exercises or pelvic floor muscle relaxation combined with mindfulness intervention programme: a qualitative study
·doi:10.1016/j.cont.2025.102186

Figure 1. Table 1: Themes and subthemes

article 2025
35 - Pelvic floor muscle contraction-plus-relaxation versus relaxation-only with mindfulness for women with endometriosis-associated pelvic pain: a pilot randomised controlled study
·doi:10.1016/j.cont.2025.101959

Figure 1. Table 1 Feasibility and acceptability outcomes Figure 2. Table 2 Between-group differences in pain and pelvic floor muscle morphometry outcomes

other 2025
Co-designing, evaluating and implementing online supportive care for endometriosis in Australia: study protocol for the hybrid type 1 effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and implementation randomised controlled trial of the CodeEndo program
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097872

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic condition affecting up to 11% of people presumed female at birth by the age of 44 years, characterised by the growth of tissue similar to the lining of the uterus on other organs. Endometriosis signi…

other 2025
Pelvic floor muscle exercises and mindfulness for women with endometriosis-associated pelvic pain: a randomised controlled pilot and feasibility study
·doi:10.82161/18rs-yd10

To evaluate the feasibility of two different PFM exercise protocols (PFMC+R vs PFMR) and mindfulness in women with EAPP and explore changes in pelvic pain and PFM morphometry between the two groups. Physiotherapists may consider incorporati…

article 2024
A 24-Months Follow-Up Study of Individuals With Endometriosis Using Transvaginal Ultrasound
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2024.04.010
article 2024
Surgery versus non-surgical treatment for endometriosis-related pain during the COVID-19 pandemic
·doi:10.1016/j.jeud.2024.100084

There are no studies directly comparing medical vs surgical treatments in improving endometriosis-related pain despite the condition’s widespread prevalence. The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions resulted in many endometriosis patients unable …

dataset 2023
Faculty Opinions recommendation of A better quality of life could be achieved by applying the endometriosis diet: a cross-sectional study in Dutch endometriosis patients.
·doi:10.3410/f.742558315.793598661
dataset 2023
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Association of endometriosis and adenomyosis with pregnancy and infertility.
·doi:10.3410/f.742581418.793598659
dataset 2023
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Long-term risk of repeated surgeries in women managed for endometriosis: a 1,092 patient-series.
·doi:10.3410/f.742658279.793601127
dataset 2023
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Severe maternal morbidity associated with endometriosis: a population-based, retrospective cohort study.
·doi:10.3410/f.742603946.793601129
dataset 2023
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Various types of adenomyosis and endometriosis: in search of optimal management.
·doi:10.3410/f.742583844.793598660
dataset 2022
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Endometriosis caused by retrograde menstruation: now demonstrated by DNA evidence.
·doi:10.3410/f.742424178.793596778
dataset 2022
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Enhanced recovery after posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis surgery: a national study.
·doi:10.3410/f.741377271.793591924
dataset 2022
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Infertility workup: identifying endometriosis.
·doi:10.3410/f.742148569.793594600
dataset 2022
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Mode of conception in patients with endometriosis and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a population-based cohort study.
·doi:10.3410/f.742387733.793597048
dataset 2022
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Presence of adenomyosis at MRI reduces live birth rates in ART cycles for endometriosis.
·doi:10.3410/f.742046438.793592849
dataset 2022
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Prevalence of endometrioma and deep infiltrating endometriosis with transvaginal ultrasonographic examination of women with subfertility undergoing assisted reproductive treatment: a prospective cohort study.
·doi:10.3410/f.742345131.793596777
article 2021
Endometrial stem/progenitor cells in menstrual blood and peritoneal fluid of women with and without endometriosis
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2021.04.008
dataset 2021
Faculty Opinions recommendation of An evidence-based approach to assessing surgical versus clinical diagnosis of symptomatic endometriosis.
·doi:10.3410/f.733183229.793586245
dataset 2021
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Comparison between clinical examination, transvaginal sonography and magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of deep endometriosis.
·doi:10.3410/f.724923194.793587166
dataset 2021
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Deep endometriosis transvaginal ultrasound in the workup of patients with signs and symptoms of endometriosis: a cost analysis.
·doi:10.3410/f.736518065.793586250
dataset 2021
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Diagnosing endometriosis before laparoscopy: radiologic tools to evaluate the disease.
·doi:10.3410/f.740245849.793586248

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The current gold standard for diagnosing endometriosis is laparoscopy with tissue biopsy. This review presents new evidence regarding advanced imaging for more optimal clinical assessment and preoperative evaluation for e…

dataset 2021
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound and MRI in the mapping of deep pelvic endometriosis using the international deep endometriosis analysis (IDEA) consensus.
·doi:10.3410/f.740245855.793586251

Read the full review for this Faculty Opinions recommended article: Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound and MRI in the mapping of deep pelvic endometriosis using the international deep endometriosis analysis (IDEA) consensus.