Jim Thornton

Biopsychosocial approaches to treat female chronic pelvic painJim Thornton, Emeritus professor obstetrics & gynaecology, university of Nottingham, UKNick Brown, Department of Psychology, Linnaeus University, Växjö, SwedenCorresponding autho…

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BACKGROUND: Endometriosis affects 190 million women and those assigned female at birth worldwide. For some, it is associated with debilitating chronic pelvic pain. Diagnosis of endometriosis is often achieved through diagnostic laparoscopy.…

ObjectivesTo identify and prioritise important research questions for miscarriage.DesignA priority setting partnership using prospective surveys and consensus meetings following methods advocated by the James Lind Alliance.SettingUK.Partici…

BackgroundEndometrial polyps, which are benign growths of the endometrium, may be a factor in female subfertility. Possible mechanisms include physical interference with gamete transport, alteration of the endometrial milieu and unresponsiv…

ObjectivesTo measure the relationship between laparoscopically detected pelvic pathology and pelvic pain or infertility.MethodsWomen undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy either for the investigation of pelvic pain, for sterilisation or for the…

We wished to test whether there was a relationship between CA 125 levels and the severity of endometriosis that would allow CA 125 to be used to monitor disease progression. CA 125 levels were measured in 52 women with laparoscopically stag…