Read the full review for this Faculty Opinions recommended article: The significant effect of endometriosis on physical, mental and social wellbeing: results from an international cross-sectional survey.
BACKGROUND: Two surgical approaches are employed in the treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis of the rectum (DIER): colorectal resection and nodule excision. In 2009, we introduced a new technique for transanal full thickness disc ex…
BACKGROUND: Current non-invasive diagnostic methods for endometriosis lack sensitivity and specificity. In search for new diagnostic biomarkers for ovarian endometriosis, we used a hypothesis-generating targeted metabolomics approach.METHOD…
BACKGROUND: At present, the only way to conclusively diagnose endometriosis is laparoscopic inspection, preferably with histological confirmation. This contributes to the delay in the diagnosis of endometriosis which is 6-11 years. So far n…
Read the full review for this Faculty Opinions recommended article: Expression of adhesion, attachment and invasion markers in eutopic and ectopic endometrium: a link to the aetiology of endometriosis.
STUDY QUESTION: What is the prevalence of adenomyosis in a population of women attending a general gynaecological clinic?SUMMARY ANSWER: Adenomyosis was present in 206 of 985 [20.9%; 95% confidence interval (CI): 18.5-23.6%] women included …