D. Mavrelos

Ovarian endometriomas are classified as benign ovarian lesions. During pregnancy endometriomas may undergo major morphological changes which are referred to as ‘decidualisation'. Decidualised ovarian endometrioma may resemble malignant ovar…

Endometriosis is a common condition affecting a significant proportion of women in their reproductive age. Apart from the impact of endometriosis on the quality of life of these patients, it also can have an impact on the potential of these…

BACKGROUND: A subset of women with a tubal ectopic pregnancy can be safely managed expectantly. Expectant management involves a degree of disruption with hospital visits to determine serum β-hCG (β-human chorionic gonadotrophin) concentrati…

© Cambridge University Press 2015. Introduction The most commonly used staging system for endometriosis is the revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) classification [1]. This requires calculation of a score based on the s…

STUDY QUESTION: Is the presence of adenomyosis associated with menorrhagia? SUMMARY ANSWER: There was no significant association between adenomyosis and menorrhagia, but there was a significant positive correlation between the severity of …

BACKGROUND: Ovarian endometriomas are classified as benign ovarian lesions. During pregnancy endometriomas may undergo major morphological changes which are referred to as 'decidualisation'. Decidualised ovarian endometrioma may resemble ma…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common condition which causes pain and reduced fertility. Treatment can be difficult, especially for severe disease, and an accurate preoperative assessment would greatly help in the managment of these patient…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of identifying pelvic segments of normal ureters and measuring their size on standard transvaginal ultrasound examination. METHODS: This was a prospective observational study from June to July 2012…

STUDY QUESTION: What is the prevalence of adenomyosis in a population of women attending a general gynaecological clinic? SUMMARY ANSWER: Adenomyosis was present in 206 of 985 [20.9%; 95% confidence interval (CI): 18.5-23.6%] women include…

OBJECTIVE: To examine the reproducibility of assessment of severity of pelvic endometriosis by transvaginal sonography (TVS). METHODS: This was a prospective observational study conducted from August 2006 to July 2009 in two academic depar…

To assess if transvaginal ultrasound examination can accurately predict the severity of pelvic endometriosis. This would facilitate the triaging of patients with severe disease to specialist tertiary referral centres where their surgical ca…