Friederike Siedentopf

Objective The objective of this revised official guideline, published by the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG) and coordinated in the joint guidelines program of the DGGG, the Austrian Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics…

Abstract Aims The aim of this official guideline published and coordinated by the German Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (DGGG) in cooperation with the Austrian Society for Gynaecology and Obstetrics (OEGGG) and the Swiss Society for …

Beim chronischem Unterbauchschmerz ist eine kritische Abwägung zwischen erhobenen Befunden und ihrer Bedeutung für die tatsächliche Schmerzgenese erforderlich, dabei sind Diagnostik und Therapie in die Arzt-Patientinnen-Beziehung eingebette…

To date there is no international guideline on chronic pelvic pain available that focuses on medical, psychosomatic and psychological diagnostics and treatment of this complicated disease pattern. In this paper, a European working group, wh…

Schon früh in der Historie der Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe als eigenständigem Gebiet im Fächerkanon der Medizin treten psychosomatische Aspekte sowohl in der Ätiologie als auch in der Aufrechterhaltung krankmachender Prozesse in Erscheinun…

As gynaecologists frequently function as "general practitioners" for women, gynaecologists are frequently confronted with questions which initially appear to have only a tenuous connection to their field. Chronic pain syndromes represent a …

2009 wurde die Leitlinie zum chronischen Unterbauchschmerz der Frau als interdisziplinäre Leitlinie von DGPFG, DGGG, DGSS, AGE, AG II, DGPM und DKPM als S2k-Leitlinie fertiggestellt. In der Übersicht sollen die wesentlichen Inhalte der Leit…

Clinical symptoms of endometriosis, such as pain and infertility, can be described as persistent stressors. Such continuous exposure to stress may severely affect the equilibrium and bidirectional communication of the endocrine and immune s…

PROBLEM: The aim of the study was to identify if (i) psychosocial factors differ in endometriosis; (ii) related psychosocial aspects alter immune markers of depression/sickness behaviour; and (iii) serum immune marker may be indicative for …

Fragestellung: Endometriose, die 5–10% der Frauen in der reproduktiven Lebensphase betrifft, führt durch Sterilität und Schmerzen bedingt häufig zu einer Reduktion der Lebensqualität. Inwieweit sich die Lebensqualität bei Sterilitätspatient…

Endometriosis, a chronic disease characterized by endometrial tissue located outside the uterine cavity, affects one fourth of young women and is associated with chronic pelvic pain and infertility. However, an in-depth understanding of the…

Abstract Endometriosis, a chronic disease characterized by endometrial tissue located outside the uterine cavity, affects one fourth of young women and is associated with chronic pelvic pain and infertility. However, an in-depth understandi…

In this review we discuss the pathophysiological mechanisms and diagnostic criteria of chronic pelvic pain in women. The psychosomatic correlations and important somatic reasons of this complicated disease picture is discussed. For a large …