Amanda Yunker

No ORCID on file · 26 papers in corpus · active 2010-2025

Study types

  • article 21
  • review 3
  • letter 1
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 11
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 7
  • dysmenorrhea 3
  • adenomyosis 2
  • dyspareunia 2
  • bladder_endometriosis 1
  • bowel_endometriosis 1
  • irritable_bowel_syndrome 1
  • thoracic_endometriosis 1
review 2025
Female Dyspareunia and the Relationship to Neurophysiologic Mechanisms: A Scoping Review
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2025.07.018

OBJECTIVE: This scoping review aims to evaluate recent studies that examine the relationship between dyspareunia and neurophysiologic factors, and to synthesize their results as it pertains to the development and treatment of introital/vulv…

article 2024
11738 Prevalence of Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis in Patients with Hereditary Connective Tissue Disorders
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2024.09.828
article 2024
Peritoneal neovagina with uterine anastamosis: a novel single surgery approach
·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2024.02.216
article 2024
Prevalence of endometriosis and pelvic pain in patients with hereditary connective tissue disorders
·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2024.02.092
article 2021
Post-ablation tubal sterilization syndrome: Does route of sterilization matter?
·doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2021.10.015
article 2020
Conservative management of bladder endometriosis with acute renal failure
Urology case reports ·doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101263

Endometriosis involving the bladder is rare, but generally has a severe presentation with prominent lower urinary tract symptoms and can progress to renal failure. As endometriosis has a significant effect on quality of life and fertility, …

letter 2020
Primary dysmenorrhea: new dose of an old medicine offers more options
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.10.023
article 2019
40: Excision of rectovaginal endometriosis at the time of hysterectomy
·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2019.01.176
article 2019
Factors Associated With Nonadherence to Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Referral for the Treatment of Pelvic Pain in Women
·doi:10.1093/ptj/pzz050

BACKGROUND: Patients with pelvic pain due to pelvic floor myofascial pain syndrome are often referred for pelvic floor physical therapy, the primary treatment option. However, many patients do not adhere to the treatment. OBJECTIVE: The pur…

other 2018
Co-occurrence of chronic pain disorders in adolescents suggests early pain programming and possible timing for intervention
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.01.026
article 2018
Minimally Invasive Surgery and Chronic Pelvic Pain
·doi:10.2174/1573404813666170810143855

Objective: The minimally invasive surgical treatment options for many chronic pelvic pain disorders are reviewed, including treatments for endometriosis, ovarian remnant syndrome, pelvic congestion, post-ablation pain, pelvic adhesions, and…

article 2016
25: Outcomes of laparoscopic removal of the essure sterilization device for pelvic pain: A case series
·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2016.01.055
article 2016
Disseminated Omental and Diaphragmatic Endometriosis in a 33-Year-Old With an Atypical Presentation
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2016.10.006
article 2014
Does the Uterine Cervix Become Abnormally Reinnervated After Subtotal Hysterectomy and What Is the Association With Future Trachelectomy?
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2014.10.010
article 2014
Incidence and Risk Factors for Chronic Pelvic Pain After Hysteroscopic Sterilization
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2014.06.007
article 2013
Predicting Pelvic Pain After Endometrial Ablation
·doi:10.1097/01.ogx.0000441142.43797.13

Endometrial ablation is a well-established minimally invasive gynecologic procedure for the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding in premenopausal women. However, 16% of women have persistent abnormal bleeding or pain after ablation and fa…

article 2013
Predicting Pelvic Pain After Endometrial Ablation: Which Preoperative Patient Characteristics Are Associated?
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2013.04.006
article 2012
Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain Therapies for Women: Comparative Effectiveness
article 2012
Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain Therapies for Women: Comparative Effectiveness [Internet]

Objectives The Vanderbilt Evidence-based Practice Center systematically reviewed evidence on therapies for women age 18 and over with noncyclic chronic pelvic pain (CPP). We focused on the prevalence of conditions thought to occur commonly …

article 2012
Predicting Pelvic Pain Following Endometrial Ablation: Which Preoperative Patient Characteristics Are Associated?
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2012.08.713
review 2012
Systematic Review of Therapies for Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women
Obstetrical & gynecological survey ·doi:10.1097/ogx.0b013e31825cecb3

We synthesized the literature (articles published between 1990 and May 2011) on the treatment of noncyclic and mixed cyclic/noncyclic chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in adult women. Two reviewers assessed studies against predetermined inclusion/e…

article 2012
The Association between the Diagnosis of Adenomyosis by Pelvic Ultrasound Prior to Endometrial Ablation and the Subsequent Risk of Hysterectomy
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2012.08.074
article 2011
Cervix Innervation after Subtotal Hysterectomy and Its Association with Future Trachelectomy for Pain and Non-Pain Indications
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.094
article 2011
Laparoscopic Presacral Neurectomy for Chronic Central Lower Abdominal Pain after Previous Cold Knife Conization
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.394
article 2010
Patient Positioning 101: A Guide for Gynecologic Laparoscopists
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2010.08.181