Ahalya Premkumar

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 2003-2007

Study types

  • article 4
  • case-report 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 5
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
  • adenomyosis 2
  • dysmenorrhea 1
case-report 2007
Struma ovarii coincident with Hashimoto's thyroiditis: an unusual cause of hyperthyroidism
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.095

OBJECTIVE: To report the identification of struma ovarii in a patient with a history of struma ovarii and new hyperthyroidism. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Academic research hospital. PATIENT(S): A woman with hyperthyroidism who has str…

article 2006
Persistence of dysmenorrhea and nonmenstrual pain after optimal endometriosis surgery may indicate adenomyosis
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.01.030

ObjectiveTo evaluate whether persistence of pelvic pain after excision of endometriosis was associated with adenomyosis as defined by a thickened uterine junctional zone (JZ) on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging.DesignProspective clinical tri…

article 2003
Diagnosing endometriosis - Utility of MRI? Reply of the authors
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(03)01133-6
article 2003
Diagnostic accuracy of laparoscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, and histopathologic examination for the detection of endometriosis
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(03)00155-9

ObjectiveTo evaluate the utility of fat-suppressed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of endometriosis.DesignA prospective clinical trial.SettingA government research hospital.Patient(s)Forty-eight women with pelvic pain.Inte…

article 2003
The Keeper®, a Menstrual Collection Device, as a Potential Cause of Endometriosis and Adenomyosis
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation ·doi:10.1159/000072329

Barrier contraceptive devices like the cervical cap and diaphragm and menstrual collecting devices may block menstrual flow, increase retrograde menstruation, and thus theoretically increase the likelihood of developing endometriosis or ade…