Gita D Mishra

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis affects 11% of women of reproductive age. Diagnosis is often delayed by 6-8 years due to nonspecific symptoms and lack of early detection tools. This study aimed to develop an early risk prediction model for endome…

PURPOSE: To examine the associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Australian women with endometriosis. METHODS: This population-based cohort study included 1,120 women with en…

PURPOSE: We examined the temporal association between the number of chronic conditions and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among women of reproductive age and assessed how individual conditions affected specific HRQOL dimensions. MET…

OBJECTIVE: To test, among women with natural menopause, whether: infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, and low parity are associated with a higher risk of osteoporosis; menopause age can partly explain their associations. DESIGN: Pooled an…

STUDY QUESTION: What is the association between endometriosis and the type and age of menopause? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with endometriosis had a 7-fold increased risk of undergoing surgical menopause rather than natural menopause and were m…

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…

BACKGROUND: Women with endometriosis have more hospitalisations compared to those without the condition. However, no longitudinal study has examined hospital admission rates and lengths of stay before and after diagnosis. We examined all-ca…

STUDY QUESTION: What are the patterns of health service use (HSU) before and after endometriosis diagnosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with endometriosis had higher rates of visits to general practitioners (GPs), specialists, and diagnostic ima…

Hysterectomy, removal of the uterus, is a commonly performed surgery for gynaecological morbidities. Emerging evidence indicates that hysterectomy performed before age 45 (early hysterectomy), is associated with considerable risks to women’…

This study aims to investigate the associations between the trajectories of menstrual symptoms over 18 years and measured blood pressure in midlife. Data were sourced from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Participants pr…

OBJECTIVES: To assess the validity and reliability of self-reported diagnoses of endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: The study included 8572 women from two Australian birth cohorts (1989-95 and 1973-78), using data from the Genetic variants, Earl…

ObjectiveWe examined the association between BMI change and risk of multimorbidity among women of reproductive age and estimated annual weight gain before and after diagnosis of chronic conditions.MethodsData were from 8895 women in the Aus…

Sex and gender differences in the epidemiology of mental disorders are well documented. Less well understood are the drivers of these differences. Reproductive health represents one of the gendered determinants of mental health that may aff…

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of heavy menstrual bleeding among Australian women from young adulthood to midlife (22-48 years) and investigate the characteristics of women who experience this condition; to investigate the relations…

This group was formed out of the conviction that endometriosis research has not progressed at a pace in proportion to disease severity and the negative impact on women's quality of life. Furthermore, advancement in our understanding of this…

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in women. We aimed to assess whether adding female-specific risk factors to traditional factors could improve CVD risk prediction. METHODS: We used a cohort of wome…

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…

STUDY QUESTION: What is the estimated prevalence and incidence of uterine fibroids diagnosed in Australian women of reproductive age? SUMMARY ANSWER: An estimated 7.3% of Australian women had a diagnosis of uterine fibroids by the age of 4…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis may be linked to the risk of iron deficiency through chronic systemic inflammation or heavy menstrual bleeding. No longitudinal studies, however, have examined the relationship between endometriosis and the risk of…

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…