Katherine Ellis
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· 13 papers in corpus
· active 2022-2026
Study types
- other 8
- article 4
- review 1
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- endometriosis 13
- chronic_pelvic_pain 1
- infertility 1
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review
2026
Endometriosis (EMS) is a non-cancerous invasive condition where tissue resembling the lining of the uterus is found outside of the uterine cavity. Endometriotic lesions have been found in nearly every organ of the body. This review highligh…
other
2026
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic condition where patients face challenging care journeys. There is minimal literature regarding perspectives of nurses on their approach to caring for endometriosis patients. AIMS: This paper assesses …
other
2025
Limited information is available regarding the experiences and perspectives of LGBTQIA + patients internationally, and no literature exists for New Zealand. Twenty-eight LGBTQIA + endometriosis patients took part in asynchronous, online tex…
other
2025
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic condition that affects around 10% of New Zealand women and people presumed female at birth, however, limitations in diagnosis and management mean patients wait a decade on average from symptom onset to…
other
2025
BACKGROUND: General practitioners (GPs) are gatekeepers to specialist attention for endometriosis in the public system in Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa-NZ). Their perspective of the endometriosis care landscape in Aotearoa-NZ has not been …
other
2024
A decade to wait: Update on the average delay to diagnosis for endometriosis in Aotearoa New Zealand
Endometriosis is a common condition with varying delays from symptom onset to diagnosis reported internationally. In New Zealand, the previously accepted average delay to diagnosis was 8.6-8.7 years. An online survey completed by the larges…
other
2024
BACKGROUND: In New Zealand, an estimated 10% of women and people presumed female at birth have endometriosis, a disease characterised by the presence of tissue similar to the lining of the uterus, outside of the uterus. AIMS: The purpose o…
other
2024
INTRODUCTION: There is a growing body of literature concerning endometriosis patients' perspectives on the healthcare system and endometriosis care in New Zealand. However, there is little research available on the perspectives of general p…
article
2024
Experiences with endometriosis have been understudied in indigenous and people of colour populations. This study aimed to investigate the experiences of Māori and Pasifika endometriosis patients in Aotearoa New Zealand. Twenty-seven Māori e…
article
2023
INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a common condition with average delays to diagnosis in New Zealand of almost 9 years. METHODS: In total, 50 endometriosis patients participated in anonymous, asynchronous, online group discussions about their…
article
2023
The Comparative Invasiveness of Endometriotic Cell Lines to Breast and Endometrial Cancer Cell Lines
Endometriosis is an invasive condition that affects 10% of women (and people assigned as female at birth) worldwide. The purpose of this study was to characterize the relative invasiveness of three available endometriotic cell lines (EEC12Z…
other
2022
Endometriosis is an inflammatory chronic pain condition caused by uterine tissue growing outside of the uterus that afflicts at least 11% of women (and people assigned female at birth) worldwide. This condition results in a substantial burd…
article
2022
UNLABELLED: Endometriosis is a chronically painful, invasive, inflammatory disease, with limited treatment options and long delays to diagnosis, which impacts 10% of females in New Zealand. INTRODUCTION: As part of a larger group discussio…