Melissa M Herbst-Kralovetz

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus · active 2017-2026

Study types

  • article 4
  • review 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 5
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 3
  • infertility 2
  • dysmenorrhea 2
  • irritable_bowel_syndrome 1
  • endometrioma 1
  • adenomyosis 1
article 2026
·doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000006204.11

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a multifaceted gynecological disease that affects 10–15% of individuals assigned female at birth. Laparoscopic excision can assist with the removal of endometrial-like tissue and in treatment of infertility an…

article 2026
·doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000006205.10

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic benign gynecological condition with substantial lifestyle impairment that lacks a noninvasive diagnostic option. Symptoms consist of chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, abnormal uterine bleeding, and …

article 2024
BMC medicine ·doi:10.1186/s12916-024-03500-1

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a multifactorial syndrome that can substantially affect a patient's quality of life. Endometriosis is one cause of CPP, and alterations of the immune and microbiome profiles have been observed in pat…

article 2022
iScience ·doi:10.1016/j.isci.2022.105508

Adenomyosis is a burdensome gynecologic condition that is associated with pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, and abnormal uterine bleeding, leading to a negative impact on quality of life; and yet is often left undiagnosed. We recruited 108 women u…

review 2018
Frontiers in immunology ·doi:10.3389/fimmu.2018.00208

Uterine microbiota have been reported under various conditions and populations; however, it is uncertain the level to which these bacteria are residents that maintain homeostasis, tourists that are readily eliminated or invaders that contri…

review 2017
Maturitas ·doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.06.025

Low levels of gonadal circulating estrogen observed in post-menopausal women can adversely impact a diverse range of physiological factors, with clinical implications for brain cognition, gut health, the female reproductive tract and other …