Georgine Lamvu

The goal was to develop a pragmatic classification system for conditions associated with chronic pelvic pain (CPP), aiming to enhance diagnosis, management, education, and research of CPP. An international, multidisciplinary panel participa…

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP), a debilitating condition affecting an estimated 25% of women worldwide, represents a significant yet understudied global health crisis. Existing research is limited and likely fails to capture the true impact of C…

Background: Few studies describe the healthcare expectations and experiences of persons living with chronic pelvic pain (CPP), despite its prevalence. Objectives: To describe pain symptoms, impact, interference with quality of life, treatme…

Background: Evidence of overlap between endometriosis and chronic pain conditions is emerging; however, little is known about how the pain experience differs based on the presence or absence of endometriosis. Objectives: In a sample of wome…

OBJECTIVE: The World Endometriosis Research Foundation established the Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonisation Project (EPHect) to create standardized documentation tools (with common data elements) to facilitate the comparison a…

Objectives: This article describes the prevalence of preexisting gynecologic conditions associated with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in veterans having hysterectomy for benign indications and explores whether preexisting CPP affects receipt of…

Endometriosis is a common condition associated with chronic pelvic pain and infertility. Its pathogenesis is poorly understood, diagnosis relies on laparoscopy, and staging is based on extent of disease. Unfortunately, the current staging s…

Background: Surgical treatment of superficial peritoneal endometriosis includes excision or ablation. Controversy exists about which method is better for providing pain relief. We performed a meta-analysis of randomized control trials (RCTs…

In Reply We respectfully disagree with Ms Mardon and colleagues that our Review1 on CPP in women was not extensive. We reviewed thousands of articles and the guidelines available in print at the time of our publication.

IMPORTANCE: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a challenging condition that affects an estimated 26% of the world's female population. Chronic pelvic pain accounts for 40% of laparoscopies and 12% of hysterectomies in the US annually even though …

Background: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common and debilitating condition that affects millions of U.S. women. Most treatments are ineffective and innovative new therapies are desperately needed. Large, controlled studies show that photo…

It is my pleasure to inform you that the 22nd International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS) Annual Scientific Meeting on Pelvic Pain was a success. The 2019 program provided participants with an expanded understanding of chronic pelvic pain eval…

Aim: To evaluate impact of co-morbidities on opioid use in endometriosis. Patients & m ethods: This was a retrospective analysis of data obtained from the Symphony Health database (July 2015–June 2018), which contains medical and pharmacy c…

Introduction: Endometriosis is a burdensome chronic disease that can be difficult to diagnose, yet few studies examine experiences along the continuum of disease state. We sought to explore women’s journeys to an endometriosis diagnosis, ex…

Background: Endometriosis affects 2.5-3.3% of reproductive age women and is a common diagnosis among women with chronic pelvic pain. Treatment for endometriosis ranges from conservative medical therapies to radical surgery. Endometriosis is…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic gynecologic disorder associated with several pain symptoms. This research evaluated opioids utilization following endometriosis diagnosis. METHODS: Women aged 18 to 49 who had one inpatient or 2 outp…

OBJECTIVE: To examine opioid use, opioid prescribing patterns, and timing of the first opioid prescription in endometriosis patients compared with matched women in the control group without endometriosis. METHODS: We conducted a retrospecti…

(Abstracted from Obstet Gynecol 2019;133:1120–1130) Misuse and abuse of prescription opioids has increased dramatically in recent years and is reported to be the fastest-growing drug problem in the United States. Of the more than 350,000 de…

OBJECTIVE: To serve as a pilot feasibility study for a randomized study of excision versus ablation in the treatment of endometriosis by (1) estimating the magnitude of change in symptoms after excision only at multiple referral centers and…