STUDY QUESTION: How do cumulative live birth rates (CLBRs) in women with endometriosis compare to those with other infertility diagnoses undergoing ART? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with endometriosis as the sole cause of infertility achieved hig…
IMPORTANCE: Although childhood adversity has been extensively studied in relation to various health outcomes, investigation of its association with gynecological conditions remains limited. OBJECTIVE: To systematically review studies exami…
Abstract Endometriosis is one of the most common chronic gynaecological disorders. Historically, public and professional awareness of the disorder and its consequences has been poor; however, in recent times, there has been greater recognit…
BackgroundWomen with lower body mass index (BMI) have a higher risk of surgically confirmed endometriosis but this finding runs counterintuitive to the oestrogen-dependent theory for the disease. Increasingly, endometriosis is diagnosed via…
PURPOSE: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the reproductive, gastrointestinal, and urinary systems. We examined changes in labor force participation amongst women with endometriosis following diagnosis. METHODS: We …
STUDY QUESTION: Do the outcomes and use of ART differ between women with and without endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: ART use and outcome do not appear to differ for women with and without endometriosis, as long as endometriosis is diagnosed …
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and incidence of endometriosis among Australian women. DESIGN: Population-based cohort study linked to administrative health records. SETTING: Secondary analysis of seven surveys collected between 2000 …
STUDY QUESTION: Do young women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or endometriosis report more psychological distress than their peers without a history of these conditions? SUMMARY ANSWER: Young women (aged 18-23 years) with PCOS or end…
BackgroundRelatively little is known about the extent to which young adults use the Internet as a health information resource and whether there are factors that distinguish between those who do and do not go online for health information.Ob…
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between gynecological conditions (including uterine fibroids, endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease and infections of the tubes/womb), and risk of endometrial cancer overall and by histological sub…