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· 22 papers in corpus
· active 2014-2026
Study types
- other 9
- article 6
- review 4
- letter 1
Condition tags
- endometriosis 21
- infertility 5
- chronic_pelvic_pain 4
- dysmenorrhea 3
- endometrioma 1
- die_deep_infiltrating 1
- dyspareunia 1
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other
2026
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of surgically confirmed endometriosis among assigned-female-at-birth (AFAB) transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals undergoing laparoscopic pelvic surgery. DESIGN: Retrospective multicenter coho…
letter
2025
other
2025
RESEARCH QUESTION: What is the current time to diagnosis among patients with endometriosis in the Netherlands, and what factors influence this time? DESIGN: A retrospective questionnaire study was conducted in 11 hospitals in the Netherlan…
review
2025
Endometriosis is the growth of endometrial-like tissue at non-uterine locations, primarily within the peritoneal cavity. The disease can have diverse presentations with superficial lesions, deep invading lesions and ovarian cysts (endometri…
article
2025
OBJECTIVES: Endometriosis, an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory disease, can cause visceral pain. Owing to its chronic nature, treatment can be challenging and insufficient in reducing all symptoms despite adequate management. Spinal-…
review
2024
BACKGROUND: Fibrosis is an important pathological feature of endometriotic lesions of all subtypes. Fibrosis is present in and around endometriotic lesions, and a central role in its development is played by myofibroblasts, which are cells …
other
2024
BACKGROUND: Due to a heterogeneity of symptoms, a lack of an adequate diagnostic test, and a lack of awareness, diagnostic delay in endometriosis in primary care on average amounts to 35 months. AIM: To determine which interventions are mo…
other
2024
BACKGROUND: Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people embody social and health inequalities that disproportionately affect this community more than the cisgender population. Endometriosis is a chronic condition of the reproductive tract t…
2023
More than half of women in developed countries undergo surgery during their lifetime, putting them at risk of adhesion-related complications. Adhesion-related complications include small bowel obstruction, chronic (pelvic) pain, subfertilit…
article
2023
RESEARCH QUESTION: What is the feasibility of an anti-inflammatory diet in women diagnosed with endometriosis? DESIGN: Qualitative study using semi-structured focus groups and individual interviews among patients with endometriosis. Transc…
article
2022
Endometriosis is a common and complex disease that is difficult to diagnose and treat.1, 2 Centralization of care in expertise centers can contribute to a multidisciplinary approach to both diagnosing and treating endometriosis. However, un…
other
2022
STUDY QUESTION: How should endometriosis be diagnosed and managed based on the best available evidence from published literature? SUMMARY ANSWER: The current guideline provides 109 recommendations on diagnosis, treatments for pain and infe…
review
2022
Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease defined by the growth of endometrium-like tissue outside the uterus. The disease is present in approximately 5-10% of women of reproductive age and causes pelvic pain and infertility. The pathophysi…
article
2021
INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis can cause chronic pain and subfertility thereby negatively affecting quality of life (QoL). Surgical removal of endometriosis lesions leads to improved health-related QoL, although not to the level of QoL of heal…
article
2021
RESEARCH QUESTION: What is the current diet of women with endometriosis, in terms of adherence to dietary guidelines and use of diets, and what are the perceived effects of dietary modifications? DESIGN: In this online explorative observati…
2021
Abstract Study question How do infertility patients, endometriosis patients and health care providers rate the virtual care that was provided during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic? Summary answer Patients and health care provid…
article
2021
Research questionWould adding cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to the treatment of endometriosis improve the quality of life of patients suffering from endometriosis-associated pain? The aim of this study was to identify if patients beli…
review
2020
The success rate of medical and surgical treatment for endometriosis is limited. Empowering patients suffering from endometriosis by giving them opportunities to positively influence their symptoms could result in increased quality of life.…
other
2019
Using the EEG recordings of patients with endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain, we have examined the effective connectivity within the cortical pain-related network during rest and during pain-related imagery. During rest, an altered c…
other
2018
OBJECTIVE: To investigate alterations in tactile, pain thresholds and pain tolerance thresholds in patients with endometriosis using a multimodality approach. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Multidisciplinary referral center. PAT…
other
2018
Endometriosis is a chronic estrogen-dependent disease in which pelvic pain is the dominant symptom. The negative effects of endometriosis on the life of women with this disease can be a cause of stress. Stress levels can be measured in diff…
other
2014
STUDY QUESTION: What is the optimal management of women with endometriosis based on the best available evidence in the literature? SUMMARY ANSWER: Using the structured methodology of the Manual for ESHRE Guideline Development, 83 recommend…