Mijatovic V

No ORCID on file · 28 papers in corpus · active 2007-2026

Study types

  • article 9
  • other 5
  • review 5
  • meta-analysis 3
  • case-report 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 24
  • dysmenorrhea 10
  • infertility 9
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 7
  • dyspareunia 6
  • endometrioma 4
  • die_deep_infiltrating 1
  • adenomyosis 1
  • irritable_bowel_syndrome 1
  • bladder_endometriosis 1
other 2026
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2026.115040

OBJECTIVE: to develop a step-by-step guideline to the medical management of pain in women with endometriosis from a national modified eDELPHI process in the Netherlands. METHODS: An eDELPHI procedure was preceded by an multidisciplinary ex…

article 2026
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2026.114944
meta-analysis 2026
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.CD014968.pub2

BACKGROUND: Around 18% to 33% of couples with infertility present with tubal occlusion (blocked or damaged fallopian tubes) or hydrosalpinx (fluid-filled tubes). Diagnostic laparoscopy (keyhole surgery) with chromopertubation (methylene blu…

article 2025
Minerva obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.23736/s2724-606x.25.05804-x

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is an inflammatory disorder characterized by ectopic endometrial-like tissue, affecting approximately 10% of women. It significantly impairs quality of life through symptoms such as dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, and…

other 2025
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2025.105405

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…

article 2025
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2025.113999

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this qualitative study was to identify considerations, objections, and preferences of women with symptomatic ovarian endometrioma in the shared decision-making process. DESIGN: This study was conducted as a qualitativ…

other 2025
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-025-03515-4

PURPOSE: Natural dizygotic twinning (DZT) results from hyper-ovulation and is an indicator of female fertility. However, some traits linked to DZ twinning are also associated with infertility. We examined the relationship between DZT and fe…

rct 2025
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.15165

INTRODUCTION: Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is a less-invasive alternative for hysterectomy in therapy-resistant symptomatic adenomyosis. Comparative data are lacking. Our objective is to evaluate the non-inferiority of UAE compared wit…

article 2024
AJOG global reports ·doi:10.1016/j.xagr.2024.100369

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic disease characterized by the presence of endometriumlike tissue outside the uterus and is often associated with symptoms, such as dysmenorrhea, dysuria, dyschezia, chronic pelvic pain, and infe…

article 2024

Essam R Othman,1,2 Ayman Al-Hendy,3 Radwa Mostafa,1 Cornelis B Lambalk,2 Velja Mijatovic2 1OB-GYN Department, Assiut University, Assiut, 71515, Egypt; 2Academic Endometriosis Center, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit A…

review 2024
International journal of women's health ·doi:10.2147/ijwh.s442357

Current medical treatment options for endometriosis associated pains are inadequate. Evidence on effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is scarce. Around one third of patients are not responsive to oral contraceptives or progestins…

other 2024
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences ·doi:10.1101/2024.12.02.24318308

Natural dizygotic twinning (DZT) results from hyper-ovulation and is considered an indicator of female fertility. DZT has low polygenicity, with only 0.20% of SNPs estimated to have a nonzero effect. A polygenic score (PGS) for DZT explains…

meta-analysis 2024
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2024.07.033

IMPORTANCE: Endometriosis is an inflammatory disease, with different forms of expression and a variety of complaints. An endometrioma, an ovarian cyst with endometrium-like lining, is one of the most common expressions of abdominal endometr…

meta-analysis 2024
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2023.12.012

For patients with endometrioma it is unclear what treatment: surgery and/or medication, is more effective in reducing pain and improving quality of life (QoL). This systematic review and meta- analysis aimed to provide an overview of the ex…

case-report 2023
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde

A 34-year-old woman had a recurrent bleu colored painful swelling in the episiotomy scar. Pathological examination showed endometriosis. Six months later, a second recurrence occurred. The lesion was again removed with a larger margin, the …

review 2023
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2022.102311

European patients cross the borders of their countries to receive more patient-centred healthcare. Benchmarking across European countries for the patient-centredness of endometriosis care had yet to be performed. This study proved the facto…

article 2023
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dead214

STUDY QUESTION: What is the influence of dietary interventions, namely the low fermentable oligo-, di-, mono-saccharides, and polyols (Low FODMAP) diet and endometriosis diet, on endometriosis-related pain and quality of life (QoL) compared…

review 2023
·doi:10.22541/au.169699534.44265287/v1

Background- For patients with endometrioma it is unclear what treatment: surgery and/or medication, is more effective in reducing pain and improving quality of life (QoL). Objectives- To provide an overview of existing evidence on effects o…

2022
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
2021
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
review 2021
Biomedicine hub ·doi:10.1159/000512663

OBJECTIVE: Based on the hypothesis that neonatal uterine bleedings (NUB), occurring mostly in the first week after birth, could represent a pathogenetic mechanism for early-onset endometriosis, this systematic review (SR) was undertaken to …

2021
Human reproduction (Oxford, England)

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
Facts, views & vision in ObGyn ·doi:10.52054/fvvo.13.2.021

BACKGROUND: Spontaneous Haemoperitoneum in Pregnancy (SHiP) is a rare, but life-threatening complication of pregnancy that occurs predominantly in the third trimester of pregnancy and is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Recently …

review 2019
Human reproduction open ·doi:10.1093/hropen/hoz001

STUDY QUESTIONS: The primary objective is to investigate if continuous use of oral contraceptives is non-inferior compared to long-term pituitary desensitization with a GnRH agonist prior to IVF/ICSI in patients with moderate to severe endo…

article 2019
Facts, views & vision in ObGyn

BACKGROUND: The best surgical technique for managing ovarian endometriomas is still widely debated, though the current standard is stripping cystectomy. The use of plasma energy as a treatment option is a relatively new concept and little d…