Jason Abbott

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis has a significant cost of illness burden in Europe, UK and the USA, with the majority of costs coming from reductions in productivity. However, information is scarce on if there is a differing impact between endo…

This is perhaps the most apt mantra of IVF (in vitro fertilisation) as a treatment in Australasia in this day and age. It is also important to note the truth in the identification of IVF being low skill-based, largely independent of the pra…

STUDY QUESTION: Can live birth be accurately predicted following surgical resection of moderate-severe (Stage III-IV) endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Live births can accurately be predicted with the endometriosis fertility index (EFI), with …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether pelvic examination may be meaningfully taught to novice medical students and its accuracy in predicting operating times for laparoscopic excision of endometriosis at a single surgical procedure. METHODS: Wo…

For a woman with suspected endometriosis and infertility there are only three options for becoming pregnant: It is estimated that 30–50% of women with endometriosis may have difficulty becoming pregnant,1 so how do women choose and which op…

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R e v I e W open access to scientific and medical research Open Access Full Text Article DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S7991 Optimal management of chronic cyclical pelvic pain: an evidence-based and pragmatic approach

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OBJECTIVE: To report reproductive outcomes following laparoscopic surgical excision of histologically confirmed r-ASRM stage III-IV endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study was performed at the Royal Hospital for Women, a u…

Pain is among the foremost complaints of women seeking gynecological consultation, yet the diagnosis is often limited to endometriosis. Chronic Pelvic Pain discusses how to diagnose a broad scope of underlying conditions presenting in relat…

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The history of energy sources used in surgery is inextricably linked to the history of electricity. Milestones include identification of safe electrical waveforms that can be used in the human body, patient isolation to prevent alternate-si…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate preoperative real-time dynamic transvaginal sonography (TVS) in the prediction of pouch of Douglas (POD) obliteration in women undergoing laparoscopy for suspected endometriosis. METHODS: This was a multicenter prospe…

This chapter will describe the effect of surgical treatment of endometriosis on pain symptoms. Three randomized controlled trials compare surgical treatment and expectant management by diagnostic laparoscopy, demonstrating a benefit of surg…

This article reviews the literature on management of chronic cyclical pelvic pain (CCPP). Electronic resources including Medline, PubMed, CINAHL, The Cochrane Library, Current Contents, and EMBASE were searched using MeSH terms including al…

ObjectiveTo assess the efficacy of multimodal intraoperative analgesia in reducing postoperative pain and/or opioid requirements in women undergoing laparoscopic excision of endometriosis.DesignProspective, randomized, double-blind, placebo…

Chronic pelvic pain occurs in about 15% of women and has a variety of causes requiring accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment if pain reduction is to be effected. Superficial conditions such as provoked vestibulodynia and deeper pelvi…