Rebecca O'Hara

No ORCID on file · 9 papers in corpus · active 2020-2025

Study types

  • article 6
  • other 2
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • mesh:D004715 9
  • endometriosis 9
  • mesh:D017699 3
  • infertility 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
  • mesh:D004414 1
  • dyspareunia 1
  • mesh:D004412 1
other 2025
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097872

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic condition affecting up to 11% of people presumed female at birth by the age of 44 years, characterised by the growth of tissue similar to the lining of the uterus on other organs. Endometriosis signi…

other 2025
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-025-04045-y

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition that is associated with painful periods and a variety of co-morbid symptoms for 10% of women and people presumed female at birth globally and upto 14% in Australia. Poor communit…

article 2025
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/ajo.70068

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a significant and prevalent health issue. Delayed diagnosis is common and the associated delay to treatment is associated with high socioeconomic and personal costs including chronic pain, infertility and reduce…

article 2024
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deae063

STUDY QUESTION: What is the relationship between sexual function, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and laparoscopic surgery in individuals living with endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: A higher number of laparoscopic surgeries is signif…

article 2023
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-023-02794-2

BACKGROUND: There is a lack of evidence that pregnancy reduces endometriotic lesions or symptoms, however studies indicate that people with endometriosis are commonly advised to get pregnant to manage or treat endometriosis. This study soug…

article 2022
Reproduction & fertility ·doi:10.1530/raf-22-0003

Abstract: Endometriosis is a common yet under-recognised chronic disease with one in nine (more than 830,000) women and those assigned female at birth diagnosed with endometriosis by the age of 44 years in Australia. In 2018, Australia was …

review 2021
Women's health (London, England) ·doi:10.1177/17455065211019717

BACKGROUND: It is important to evaluate sequalae for complex chronic health conditions such as endometriosis and mental health disorders. Endometriosis impacts 1 in 10 women. Mental health outcomes can be a primary determinant in many physi…

article 2021
Internal medicine journal ·doi:10.1111/imj.15494

AIMS: To document the frequency of conventional and complementary treatments used by Australian women with endometriosis and the perceived efficacy of these treatments, and to qualitatively explore women's treatment satisfaction. BACKGROUND…

article 2020
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deaa330

STUDY QUESTION: What self-management factors are associated with quality of life among women with endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Greater self-efficacy was associated with improved physical and mental quality of life. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: …