Heather Rowe

No ORCID on file · 9 papers in corpus · active 2018-2021

Study types

  • article 7
  • dataset 1
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 9
  • infertility 2
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • dyspareunia 1
article 2021
·doi:10.1097/01.ogx.0000754144.04953.2c

(Abstracted from Hum Reprod 2021;36(3):647–655) Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition characterized by endometrial tissue growing outside of the uterus, resulting in chronic pain and reduced quality of life requiring long-term m…

article 2020
Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology ·doi:10.1080/0167482x.2020.1757200

Covid-19 has swamped our collective experience. It dominates the news and our lives. Hospitals are canceling surgery and people are too frightened to seek medical care. Yet the burden of disease due to infertility and endometriosis remains.…

article 2020
Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology ·doi:10.1080/0167482x.2020.1825374

PURPOSE: Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory condition. The aim was to describe the self-reported disease characteristics and factors associated with the use of different treatment modalities among women with surgically diagnosed endom…

article 2020
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deaa330

STUDY QUESTION: What self-management factors are associated with quality of life among women with endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Greater self-efficacy was associated with improved physical and mental quality of life. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: …

article 2019
·doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.10259951.v1

Endometriosis is a chronic condition where endometrial-like cells proliferate outside the uterus causing pain and disability. Limited treatments are available but symptom management is essential for social and economic participation. The ai…

dataset 2019
·doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.10259951

Endometriosis is a chronic condition where endometrial-like cells proliferate outside the uterus causing pain and disability. Limited treatments are available but symptom management is essential for social and economic participation. The ai…

review 2019
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-019-0774-6

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic condition, requiring long-term care as there is no cure. Self-management is the active participation of a person in managing their chronic condition and has been associated with improved knowledge, sel…

article 2018
The European journal of contraception & reproductive health care : the official journal of the European Society of Contraception ·doi:10.1080/13625187.2018.1539163

PURPOSE: To examine the fertility experiences of women reporting and not reporting endometriosis in a population-based survey. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional survey among a community sample of 1543 women in Australia. Data were an…

article 2018
Australian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association ·doi:10.1071/ah17185

Objective The aim of this study was to determine whether endometriosis meets the definition for chronic disease in Australian policy documents. Methods A qualitative case study approach was used to thematically analyse the definitions conta…