Shaw RW
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· 39 papers in corpus
· active 1983-2013
Study types
- article 20
- other 5
- rct 5
- review 5
- case-report 2
Condition tags
- endometriosis 36
- chronic_pelvic_pain 3
- infertility 3
- dysmenorrhea 2
- endometrioma 1
- dyspareunia 1
Top journals
Frequent coauthors
- Robert W. Shaw 36
- Peter Lindsay 5
- John C. Stevenson 4
- Stevenson JC 4
- Lindsay PC 3
- Paul D. Curtis 3
- K G Waller 3
- Belinda Lees 3
- Curtis P 3
- Gardner R 3
2013
The human endometrial epithelium is pivotal to menstrual cycle progression, implantation and early pregnancy. Endometrial function is directly regulated by local factors that include pH, oxygen tension and ion concentrations to generate an …
article
2012
STUDY QUESTION: What is the current management of women with ovarian endometriomas undergoing assisted reproductive treatment (ART) in the UK? SUMMARY ANSWER: It appears that the majority of gynaecologists in the UK offer surgery (mostly cy…
article
2008
The skeletal effects of two therapies for endometriosis that produce hypo-oestrogenism in 23 premenopausal women have been studied. Eleven women received goserelin 3.6 mg monthly by subcutaneous implant and 12 women received danazol 600 mg …
article
2008
Plasma lipid risk markers for coronary heart disease (CHD) are influenced by sex steroid concentrations. Therapies that alter sex hormone levels have the potential to affect CHD risk. Zoladex had no effect on plasma lipids, but increased hi…
review
2003
There have been few appropriately conducted trials to evaluate the effectiveness of laser destruction of endometriosis in relieving pain symptoms, yet the techniques are increasingly being used. Laser destruction has been shown to be more e…
case-report
2001
A 43 year old woman who underwent a hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for secondary dysmenorrhoea was found to have bilateral ovarian endometriosis. During the following four years she developed a series of tumour-like vagina…
other
2001
The aim of this study was to determine the aspirations of women with endometriosis in terms of the management of their disease. We interviewed 32 women with confirmed endometriosis and asked them to discuss the potential benefits of the est…
article
1998
ObjectiveTo determine the duration of time to the recurrence of pain attributable to endometriosis after the discontinuation of treatment with danazol or a GnRH agonist (GnRH-a) in patients who have had a satisfactory response to the treatm…
other
1997
Estrogen withdrawal in women leads initially to rapid bone loss caused by increased numbers or activity of osteoclasts. We previously have noted apoptosis of lacunar osteocytes associated with conditions of high bone turnover. Therefore, in…
article
1996
We read with interest the paper by Mr Singh and colleagues describing experience with
article
1996
ObjectiveTo assess whether tibolone can prevent the bone loss and symptomatic side effects normally associated with GnRH agonist (GnRH-a) use and whether tibolone modifies the effect of GnRH-a on endometriosis.DesignProspective, double-blin…
other
1995
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether there are psychological differences between women with symptomatic as opposed to asymptomatic mild endometriosis. DESIGN: Forty-nine women with minimal or mild endometriosis completed the Beck Depression I…
rct
1995
The administration of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogs to premenopausal women causes hypoestrogenism and bone loss, but the effects on cancellous microstructure have not been determined. In this study we have assessed bone str…
rct
1994
OBJECTIVE: To compare dydrogesterone with placebos in the treatment of minimal to mild endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective, double-blind, randomized study. SETTING: Three Obstetrics and Gynaecology Departments in the United Kingdom. PATIE…
review
1994
Medical treatments of endometriosis rely upon the hormonal dependence of endometriotic implants for further growth and extension. The cyclic nature of the symptoms means they may be helped by agents that suppress menstruation both from the …
article
1994
article
1993
ABSTRACT Objective To test the effect of peritoneal fluid from infertile women with minimal or mild endometriosis on sperm movement characteristics in comparison with fertile and infertile women with no endometriosis. Design A prospective o…
rct
1993
OBJECTIVE: To study some of the metabolic effects of oral gestrinone on plasma lipoprotein risk markers for cardiovascular disease and on bone density, a risk marker for osteoporosis. DESIGN: Randomized double-blind study. SETTING: All pa…
rct
1993
OBJECTIVE: To determine the long-term recurrence rate of endometriosis after treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRH-a). DESIGN: A historical prospective study. SETTING: Royal Free Hospital, London, a tertiary referr…
article
1993
To assess the effect of GnRH pretreatment prior to IVF-ET on fertilisation and pregnancy rates in patients with endometriosis compared with tubal infertility, a retrospective analysis of 228 cycles of tubal infertility cases (Group 1) and 9…
other
1993
Laparoscopy was performed on a consecutive series of 174 women complaining of infertility. Forty of these women were the partners of oligospermic or azoospermic men. There was no difference in the prevalence of endometriosis between those w…
rct
1992
OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy and safety of goserelin depot and danazol for endometriosis. DESIGN: Open, randomized comparative trial. SETTING: Multicenter European academic clinical institutions. PATIENTS: A total of 307 patients w…
review
1992
review
1992
article
1991
Whole body lean and fat mass measurements by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry were performed in 14 premenopausal women undergoing danazol treatment for endometriosis. After 6 months, there was a significant increase in lean tissue mass. Bod…