Background and Objectives: Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease with multifactorial pathogenesis. Increasing evidence suggests that alterations in the gut and reproductive tract microbiota may contribute to di…
Background/Objectives Bowel endometriosis (BE) is defined as the presence of endometrial-like tissue in the muscular layer of the bowel wall. When BE does not cause severe obstruction to fecal transit, not leading to (sub)occlusive symptoms…
BACKGROUND: Sexual health is a major concern in women with endometriosis, however only a few controlled studies have examined this with validated instruments. The effect of hormonal treatments on sexual function in endometriosis is also an …
BackgroundAdenomyosis may induce pelvic pain, abnormal uterine bleeding or bulk symptoms. If hormonal treatment proves ineffective or contraindicated, hysterectomy may be necessary. For patients who desire to conserve the uterus despite sev…
ObjectivesTo evaluate longitudinally the persistence of humoral immunity for up to 6 months in a cohort of hospital employees with mild coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).MethodsWe measured anti-RBD (receptor binding domain of viral spike …
Background: Little is known about the duration and breadth of humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 to better inform appropriate pandemic control measures.Methods: We measured anti-RBD, -N and neutralizing antibodies at one, three and six mon…