Sean Duffy — Endo Lab

article 2007

An in vitro uterine perfusion model for investigating endometrial cryoablation

·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2006.11.011

Study objectivesTo build a simple in vitro uterine perfusion model for investigating the clinical effectiveness of endometrial ablation.DesignComparative laboratory and in vivo study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).SettingUniversi…

article 2007

A survey of women’s views of Thermachoice endometrial ablation in the outpatient versus day case setting

·doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01586.x

OBJECTIVE: To determine women's preference towards Thermachoice being performed either awake in the outpatient setting or under general anaesthetic (GA) as a day case. DESIGN: Questionnaire. Setting Large teaching hospital. POPULATION: One …

article 2006

Randomized controlled trial comparing Thermachoice III* in the outpatient versus daycase setting

·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.1502

ObjectiveTo evaluate outpatient versus daycase Thermachoice III endometrial ablation.DesignRandomized, controlled trial.SettingLarge United Kingdom teaching hospital.Patient(s)Seventy-three women with menorrhagia.Intervention(s)In the outpa…

article 2006

Susceptibility of uterine myomas and endometrium to cryosurgery using a carbon dioxide cryosurgical probe in vitro

·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2006.06.012

Study objectiveTo determine the effect of a 9-mm diameter carbon dioxide cryoprobe, the Endocryo, on myomas and endometrial/myometrial tissue in vitro.DesignComparative laboratory study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).SettingUnive…

article 2005

Thermachoice endometrial ablation in the outpatient setting, without local anesthesia or intravenous sedation: A prospective cohort study

·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.08.030

ObjectiveTo determine whether Thermachoice endometrial ablation (EA) is a safe and acceptable procedure when performed in the outpatient (OP) setting without local anesthesia or IV sedation.DesignProspective cohort (double group) study.Sett…

article 2004

The effects of a 3-month depot preparation of leuprorelin acetate on pain symptoms, bone mineral density and hormone levels in women with endometriosis—preliminary data analysis

·doi:10.1007/s10397-004-0018-z

article 2003

The effect of a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue as first-line management in cyclical pelvic pain

Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ·doi:10.1080/01443610310001620323

One of the most common gynaecological causes of chronic pelvic pain is endometriosis. A lack of correlation between laparoscopic findings and pelvic pain has been reported. As endometriotic lesions are under hormonal influence, the effects …

article 2001

Chronic pelvic pain: defining the scope of the problem

International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics ·doi:10.1016/s0020-7292(01)00458-1

OBJECTIVE: To define the scope of the problems associated with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and optimize management. METHOD: Clinical trial results and healthcare utilization data from the literature were reviewed. RESULTS: Recent evidence sug…

article 1995

The pathology of hysterectomy specimens following trans‐cervical resection of the endometrium

Histopathology ·doi:10.1111/j.1365-2559.1995.tb00325.x

The pathological findings in 29 hysterectomy specimens from a series of 175 patients undergoing trans-cervical resection of the endometrium are presented. In all but one case endometrium was present. Although all phases of the normal menstr…