C. Hicks

ORCID: 0000-0003-0422-432X · 3 papers in corpus
other 2025
Oral, Vaginal, and Stool Microbial Signatures in Patients With Endometriosis as Potential Diagnostic Non-Invasive Biomarkers: A Prospective Cohort Study
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/1471-0528.17979

OBJECTIVE: To identify a microbial signature for endometriosis for use as a diagnostic non-invasive biomarker. DESIGN: Prospective cohort pilot study. SETTING: Nepean Hospital and UNSW Microbiome Research Centre, Australia. POPULATION: S…

preprint 2024
Differential oral, vaginal, and stool microbial signatures in patients with and without endometriosis
·doi:10.22541/au.171274261.13809893/v1

Objective To identify a diagnostic microbial signature for endometriosis. Design Prospective cohort study Setting Nepean Hospital and UNSW Microbiome Research Centre, St George Hospital, Australia Population 64 age- and sex-matched subjects…

review 2019
Endometriosis and the microbiome: a systematic review
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/1471-0528.15916

BACKGROUND: The aetiology and pathogenesis of endometriosis are still under investigation. There is evidence that there is a complex bidirectional interaction between endometriosis and the microbiome. OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the…