Leesa Van Niekerk

PURPOSE: To assess whether pain, psychological distress, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) differ in individuals diagnosed with endometriosis and those suspected to have endometriosis. METHODS: Cross-sectional online survey of ind…

Diagnostic delay is a significant issue facing people with endometriosis; however, the Australian perspective and participant voice is missing for why delay occurs. The current study aimed to assess the length of diagnostic delay, whether t…

OBJECTIVE: To date there has been limited exploration of the impact of endometriosis with co-occurring irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) type symptoms on biopsychosocial health outcomes and wellbeing. This study aimed to prospectively investig…

Objective Assess longitudinal biopsychosocial wellbeing in people with dysmenorrhea alone compared to people with dysmenorrhea and diagnosed endometriosis Design Longitudinal survey Setting Online Population or Sample The sample comprised o…

BACKGROUND: Sexual health communication between general practitioners (GPs) and individuals with chronic diseases is well documented as an important component of sexual well-being. However, a notable gap exists in understanding factors that…

Abstract: Endometriosis is a common yet under-recognised chronic disease with one in nine (more than 830,000) women and those assigned female at birth diagnosed with endometriosis by the age of 44 years in Australia. In 2018, Australia was …

Psychological factors of emotional distress and cognition have an important role in the understanding and management of endometriosis; however, their temporal relationship with key pain variables is not fully understood. This exploratory st…