Brigitte Leeners

Endometriosis affects various aspects of women's lives. We searched for predictors for patient satisfaction with medical support (PSwMS) in women with endometriosis. The study was designed as a multi-centre retrospective cohort study. We ap…

BACKGROUND: It is not uncommon for women with endometriosis to be advised that becoming pregnant might be a useful strategy to manage their symptoms and reduce disease progression. Consequently, many women diagnosed with endometriosis and m…

RESEARCH QUESTION: Conventional treatments are often associated with adverse effects and endometriosis pain symptoms may reoccur despite treatment. Consequently, many women use complementary health approaches (CHA) and home remedies (HR) to…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of miscarriage in women with endometriosis (WwE) compared with disease-free control women (CW). DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis nested in a retrospective observational study (n = 940). SETTING: Ho…

Background: Interpretation of observational studies on associations between prefrontal cognitive functioning and hormone levels across the female menstrual cycle is complicated due to small sample sizes and poor replicability. Methods: This…

BACKGROUND: Obesity is caused by an imbalance between energy intake, i.e. eating and energy expenditure (EE). Severe obesity is more prevalent in women than men worldwide, and obesity pathophysiology and the resultant obesity-related diseas…

Endometriosis, a painful disorder associated with infertility, is estimated to occur in approximately 7-10% of reproductive age women. Although endometriosis is considered as an estrogen-dependent disease, the role of estrogen metabolites v…

Endometriosis is a chronic disease occurring in up to 10% of women during reproductive age. Compared to women without endometriosis the number of childbirths is reduced, but can be augmented by artificial reproductive therapy (ART). Current…

Endometriosis is a chronic, often progressive disease characterized by symptoms as pelvic pain, dyspareunia (DP), dysmenorrhea, disturbed bleeding patterns or reduced fertility. Current research supports the hypothesis, that specific locati…

Epidemiologische Studien berichten von einem erhöhten Risiko für Fertilitätsstörungen bei Frauen mit Endometriose. Die vorliegende Patientinnenerhebung zeigt einen Überblick über die Angaben von 842 Frauen mit und ohne Endometriose.

Endometriosis is a chronic, often progressive disease characterized by symptoms as pelvic pain, dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea, disturbed bleeding patterns or reduced fertility. Current research supports the hypothesis, that specific locations o…

Current therapeutic options allow successful treatment in only some of the women presenting with endometriosis. Pain, fatigue/exhaustion, intensive and repeated therapies, concentration on the disease, as well as inadequate doctor–patient r…

Sexual disorders, especially dyspareunia, are frequent endometriosis-related symptoms, which may lead to difficulties in partnership as well as a reduced general well-being. As sexual issues are not generally dealt with by either generalist…

Einleitung: Obwohl die Endometriose eine östrogenabhängige Erkrankung ist, welche nur in Ausnahmefällen außerhalb des Reproduktionsalters auftritt, ist der der Östrogenwirkung zugrunde liegende pathophysiologische Mechanismus bisher nicht g…

Current therapeutic options allow successful treatment in only part of the women presenting with endometriosis. Pain, fatigue/exhaustion, intensive and repeated therapies as well as a concentration on the disease lead to a variety of conseq…