Stefanie Burghaus

Objective The objective of this revised official guideline, published by the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG) and coordinated in the joint guidelines program of the DGGG, the Austrian Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics…

Endometriosis is heterogeneous, and evidence for individualised postoperative management is limited. We assessed whether postoperative hormonal therapy exposure is associated with one-year changes in pain domains after first-time endometrio…

Endometriosis is heterogeneous, and evidence for individualised postoperative management is limited. We assessed whether postoperative hormonal therapy exposure is associated with one-year changes in pain domains after first-time endometrio…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is heterogeneous, and evidence for individualised postoperative management is limited. We assessed whether postoperative hormonal therapy exposure is associated with one-year changes in pain domains after first-tim…

BACKGROUND: Treatment with NovaSure® endometrial ablation is approved for patients with heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) without evidence of malignant or premalignant lesions. This analysis addresses the rare but clinically relevant situation…

BACKGROUND: The scheduled update of the S2k guideline "Diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis", published by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF; registry number 015/045), was released on April 1, 2025. M…

PURPOSE: Endometriosis appears in various forms and symptoms. With regard to the established endometriosis classifications, it is hardly possible to draw conclusions from the endometriosis to the symptoms caused by it. The objective of this…

INTRODUCTION: The description of a salivary miRNA signature for endometriosis has led to the development of a non-invasive diagnostic test. Current healthcare provider practices regarding the test remain uncaptured. The application of this …

A heuristic tool called "the hallmarks of cancer" helps to reduce the enormous complexity of cancer phenotypes and genotypes to a preliminary set of guiding principles. Other aspects of cancer have surfaced as possible improvements in our u…

Die Therapie der Endometriose richtet sich unter anderem nach dem Ausmaß der Symptomatik, dem aktuellen bzw. dem zukünftigen Kinderwunsch sowie dem Alter der Patientin. Therapieoptionen sind die medikamentöse, die operative sowie die Schmer…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate blood-based biomarkers to detect endometriosis and/or adenomyosis across nine European centers (June 2014-April 2018). METHODS: This prospective, non-interventional study assessed the diagnostic accuracy of 54 blood-…

INTRODUCTION: Cryopreservation of ovarian tissue with subsequent transplantation is an efficient option for restoring fertility in women at risk of premature ovarian failure. The association between infertility and endometriosis is well rec…

Introduction Ovarian-cryopreservation with subsequent transplantation is a restoring fertility option in women at risk of premature ovarian-failure. The association between infertility and endometriosis is well known. Although endometriosis…

RESEARCH QUESTION: Which is the optimal extraction method for isolating and quantifying circulating cell-free DNA (ccfDNA) from patients with endometriosis? Endometriosis is a common benign disease, associated with pain, infertility and red…

PURPOSE: In many diseases, it is possible to classify a heterogeneous group into subgroups relative to tumor biology, genetic variations, or clinical and pathological features. No such classification is available for endometriosis. In our r…

Aims The aim of this official guideline published and coordinated by the German Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (DGGG) in cooperation with the Austrian Society for Gynaecology and Obstetrics (OEGGG) and the Swiss Society for Gynaecolo…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is one of the most common diseases in women of reproductive age. Despite characteristic symptoms such as dysmenorrhea, chronic abdominal pain, dysuria, dyschezia and dyspareunia, the average latency until diagnosis…

The present article summarises the recommendations for the handling, histopathological workup, diagnostics and reporting in surgical pathology of biopsies and resection specimens in patients with the clinical diagnosis of endometriosis. In …