Georgine Lamvu
ORCID: 0000-0002-8427-0707
· 38 papers in corpus
observational
2019
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 retrospect…
review
2018
Dyspareunia and vulvodynia are genital pain disorders that have devastating effects on women's quality of life. These disorders occur with high prevalence and place a significant financial burden on women and the health care system. Many wo…
case-report
2014
A 47-year-old woman (gravida 1, para 1) with menorrhagia and pelvic pain was found to have an enlarged fibroid uterus and bladder mass on ultrasonographic imaging. The patient underwent an abdominal supracervical hysterectomy and transureth…
2013
other
2013
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…
review
2013
Ten percent of all gynecologic consultations are for chronic pelvic pain, and 20% of patients require a laparoscopy. Chronic pelvic pain affects 15% of all women annually in the United States, with medical costs and loss of productivity est…
2012
review
2011
Chronic pelvic pain is a complex symptom that can present without obvious pathology and yet cause significant disability and long-term distress. This chapter will focus on a practical approach to patient care and review important aspects of…
2010
observational
2006
OBJECTIVE: Our primary aim was to identify subtypes of chronic pelvic pain and to compare the cases of women with the identified subtypes on health status and trauma history. We hypothesized that women with diffuse abdominal/pelvic pain wou…
observational
2006
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe long-term outcomes for women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) after evaluation in a CPP specialty clinic. STUDY DESIGN: This was a prospective observational cohort study of women treated f…
review
2006
review
2004
Laparoscopy is a useful tool for the diagnosis and treatment of conditions associated with chronic pelvic pain. In the evaluation of chronic pelvic pain, laparoscopic techniques vary from conservative procedures, such as pain mapping, excis…