Maureen Porter

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
article 2016
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153037

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) affects 2.1-24% of women. Frequently, no underlying pathology is identified, and the pain is difficult to manage. Gabapentin is prescribed for CPP despite no robust evidence of efficacy. We performed a pilot trial …

other 2015
Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy ·doi:10.1111/hex.12233

BACKGROUND: Researchers are being urged to involve patients in the design and conduct of studies in health care with limited insight at present into their needs, abilities or interests. This is particularly true in the field of reproductive…

article 2012
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001297

INTRODUCTION: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) affects >1 million UK women. Annual healthcare costs are estimated at >£150 million. Proven interventions for CPP are limited, and treatment is often unsatisfactory. Gabapentin is increasingly prescri…

article 2008
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60203-9

Rising Caesarean section (CS) rates have fuelled concerns about the effect of abdominal delivery on female fertility due to post-surgical complications affecting the Fallopian tubes. The association between exposure to CS and subsequent tub…