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INTRODUCTION: Dysmenorrhea is a common and disabling condition in women. We investigate the prevalence of endocrine dysmenorrhea treatment (EDT) and the use of pain medication in dysmenorrhea patients without surgically treated endometriosi…

We are looking back on over 10 years of successful work and numerous milestones in the interdisciplinary center of minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery in particular. The success is largely owing to the spirit of sharing and collabor…

Background: The individual and social burden of endometriosis is high, and the diagnosis is usually delayed by 7-10 years. Menstrual effluent (ME) represents an accessible and uniquely informative biofluid. This systematic review evaluated …

BACKGROUND: Migraine and endometriosis are both debilitating chronic pain conditions that frequently co-occur in women. We aimed to assess the prevalence of migraine in women with surgically confirmed endometriosis (SCE) compared to women w…

The Dexter robotic surgery system is a novel approach combining conventional laparoscopic and robotic surgery through an on-demand hybrid concept. Following its clinical approval in 2022, it has been used in a variety of surgical fields, bu…

BACKGROUND: The cesarean scar niche, a consequence of incomplete wound healing, can lead to gynecological complications and affect future pregnancies. While internal niches have been well-studied, external and bidirectional niches are also …

STUDY QUESTION: Is there a difference in the use of endocrine endometriosis therapy in endometriosis patients with and without endometrioma? SUMMARY ANSWER: Patients with endometriomas received significantly less endocrine endometriosis tr…

Ovarian cancer is among the most lethal gynecological cancers, primarily due to the lack of specific symptoms leading to an advanced-stage diagnosis and resistance to chemotherapy. Drug resistance (DR) poses the most significant challenge i…

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis means the presence of tissue similar to normal endometrium outside the uterus. Although surgical, hormonal, and analgesic treatment relieves symptoms and improves fertility, it is associated with side effects and a …

BACKGROUND: Women are more at risk for developing long-term symptoms after a COVID-19 infection. Only limited data are available for patients with coexisting endometriosis and/or menstrual pain symptoms. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 840 premen…

IMPORTANCE: The formation of adhesions after gynecological surgery not only has detrimental impacts on those affected, including pain, obstruction, and infertility, but also imposes a high economic burden on healthcare systems worldwide. O…

BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is a chronic, debilitating condition characterised by the presence of endometrial- like glands and stroma within the myometrium. While hysterectomy remains the definitive treatment, uterus- sparing surgeries may be a…

BACKGROUND: Robotic-assisted hysterectomy (RAH) is a widely accepted minimally invasive approach for uterus removal. However, as RAH is typically performed in the umbilical region, it usually results in scars in cosmetically suboptimal loca…

BackgroundDespite the superiority of minimal access surgery (MAS) over open surgery, MAS is difficult to perform and has a demanding learning curve. Robot-assisted surgery is an advanced form of MAS. The Versius® surgical robot system was d…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of laparoscopic cystectomy on ovarian reserve in patients with ovarian cysts. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This prospective study was performed on 113 women with ovarian cysts in a tertiary refer…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a sex education program on sexual function and sexual quality of life in women with endometriosis. METHODS: In a quasi-experimental study, women with endometriosis who had undergone laparoscopic surgery…

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disorder with a prevalence of six to ten percent in women of childbearing age. As long as the aetiology of endometriosis is not fully understood and the disease has no definitive treatment, an examina…

ObjectiveA prolonged culture of embryos beyond day 2-3 to day 5 (blastocyst culture) after fertilization might be an alternative, simple way of selecting suitable embryos for transfer. Extending embryo culture to day 5/6 is a selection tool…

The lymph node status of patients with endometrial cancer is known to be a crucial determinant for the prognosis of the disease. It also provides the indication for further adjuvant treatment. The staging of endometrial cancer by surgery ha…

Endometriosis is a benign chronic disease in women that is characterized by the presence of active foci of the endometrium or endometrial tissue occurring outside of the uterus. The disease causes disabling symptoms such as pelvic pain and …

BackgroundLaparoscopic surgery in Trendelenburg position may impede mechanical ventilation (MV) due to positioning and high intra-abdominal pressure. We sought to identify the positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) levels necessary to coun…

A variety of procedures have been used for family planning. One of these is sterilization surgery, which can be reversed by a tubal reanastomosis. In the present report, we compare Robot-assisted tubal reanastomosis sterilization with other…

IntroductionDespite the significant advantages of morcellation, it may be associated with severe complications. We aimed to determine both direct and indirect complication rates of morcellation at gynecological laparoscopy.Material and meth…

BackgroundMüllerian duct anomalies are congenital malformations of the female genital tract and may be of various types. For decades they have been classified according to the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, which mentions unicor…