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- journal-article 1
- meta-analysis 1
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- endometriosis 20
- chronic_pelvic_pain 13
- dysmenorrhea 6
- dyspareunia 2
- infertility 1
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BACKGROUND: Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide. Emerging evidence suggests a link between dietary antioxidants and endometriosis risk, prompting interest in measures like the Composite Dietary Ant…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a hormone-sensitive inflammatory condition affecting between 5% and 10% of reproductive-aged women and an unknown number of gender-diverse individuals. It is often associated with debilitating pelvic pain sympto…
OBJECTIVE: To describe the patterns of health care utilization among patients with chronic pelvic pain. METHODS: Deidentified administrative claims data from the OptumLabs Data Warehouse were used. Adult female patients who had their first …
BackgroundDysmenorrhoea (painful menstrual cramps) is common and a major cause of pain in women. Combined oral contraceptives (OCPs) are often used in the management of primary dysmenorrhoea, but there is a need for reporting the benefits a…
We investigated the validity of the 10th Revision Canadian modification of International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems (ICD-10-CA) diagnostic codes for surgery for benign gynaecologic conditions in the Ca…
ObjectiveThe Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI) Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) is the main source of routinely collected data for gynaecologic surgery in Canada and is increasingly used for research. These data are prone to …
ObjectiveTo identify pre-operative and intraoperative factors associated with the risk of red blood cell transfusion among women undergoing hysterectomy.MethodsA retrospective cohort study of hysterectomy for benign indications between Janu…
ObjectiveTo systematically summarize the evidence on costs related to chronic pelvic pain (CPP) for women.Data sourcesElectronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, and Cochrane Library) were searched for English and French articles publish…
ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the validity of laparoscopic visualization for the diagnosis of endometriosis compared with histopathology.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective chart review at a tertiary care hospital in Canada for the …
Objective: The aim of this research was to assess outcomes of concurrent prophylactic mastectomy and oophorectomy, compared to prophylactic mastectomy and hysterectomy, in patients with hereditary breast and gynecologic cancers. Materials a…
ObjectiveTo investigate risk factors associated with urologic injury in women undergoing hysterectomy for benign indication.MethodsA retrospective cohort study for the period of 2011-2018 was conducted using the American College of Surgeons…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study was to provide a contemporary description of hysterectomy practice and temporal trends in Canada. DESIGN: A national whole-population retrospective analysis of data from the Canadian Institute fo…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition affecting 10% to 15% of reproductive-age women and may cause dyspareunia, dysmenorrhoea, and infertility. One treatment strategy is combining surgery and medical therapy to redu…
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence and risk factors for bowel injury in women undergoing hysterectomy for benign indications. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted among women undergoing hysterectomy for benign indications …
Study objectiveTo describe the hospital-associated cost of endometriosis in Canada from April 2008 to March 2013.DesignPopulation-based descriptive study.SettingCanada, with the exception of the province of Quebec.PatientsAll women aged 15 …
Objective: To assess the safety and efficacy of ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve blocks for patients with lower abdominal wall pain in a gynaecology setting. Methods: A retrospective chart review of 131 patients who received ilioinguinal/…
STUDY QUESTION: How is endometriosis associated with adverse maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes of pregnancy? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with endometriosis are at elevated risk for serious and important adverse maternal (pre-eclampsia, gestat…