BACKGROUND: Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women, many of whom have surgery for persistent pain. Recurrence of symptoms following an operation is common. Although hormonal treatment can reduce this risk, there is uncertainty about the best o…
BackgroundHeavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a common problem that can significantly affect women's lives. There is a lack of evidence on long-term outcomes after seeking treatment.AimTo assess continuation rates of medical treatments and ra…
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) may develop after any surgical procedure, and is a common feature after abdominal and pelvic surgery, with a prevalence varying between 10 and 40%. Pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) is still being assessed as a pote…
PurposeChronic pelvic pain (CPP) in the presence of dilated and refluxing pelvic veins is often described as pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS), although the causal relationship between pelvic vein incompetence and CPP has not been establishe…
The FAST-EU Trial was designed to establish the effectiveness and confirm the safety of transcervical intrauterine sonography-guided radiofrequency ablation with the VizAblate™ System in the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids. This w…
Endometrioma is a frequent clinical manifestation of endometriosis. It is controversial how endometriomas may affect women's fertility. This review addresses: the impact of the endometrioma per se and of its surgical treatment on ovarian ph…
BACKGROUND: Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a common problem, yet evidence to inform decisions about initial medical treatment is limited. OBJECTIVES: To assess the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the levonorgestrel-relea…
BACKGROUND: The extra-welfarist theoretical framework tends to focus on health-related quality of life, whilst the welfarist framework captures a wider notion of well-being. EQ-5D and SF-6D are commonly used to value outcomes in chronic con…
OBJECTIVE: To undertake an economic evaluation alongside the largest randomised controlled trial comparing Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device ('LNG-IUS') and usual medical treatment for women with menorrhagia in primary care; and …
'Menorrhagia', or heavy menstrual bleeding, is a common problem affecting women. The principal driver for treatment is women's experience of its interference in their lives, so a measure of quality of life (QoL) is increasingly used as the …
ObjectiveTo evaluate the safety, feasibility and efficacy of a hysteroscopic local anaesthetic intrauterine cornual block (ICOB) on women's perception of pain during outpatient Thermachoice endometrial ablation (TEA).Study designPre-menopau…
BACKGROUND: Menorrhagia is a common problem, yet evidence to inform decisions about therapy is limited. In a pragmatic, multicenter, randomized trial, we compared the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (levonorgestrel-IUS) with us…
STUDY QUESTION: What are the regression and hysterectomy rates for women treated with the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) compared with oral progestogens for endometrial hyperplasia (EH)? SUMMARY ANSWER: The LNG-IUS a…
OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors and to estimate their prognostic accuracy for regression and relapse of endometrial hyperplasia treated with levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system or oral progestogens. METHODS: This was a cohort stu…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate short- and long-term treatment outcomes of outpatient local anaesthetic thermal balloon endometrial ablation (LA-TBEA) and identify any prognostic factors. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective observational study in a UK t…
CONTEXT: Chronic pelvic pain is a common condition with a major effect on health-related quality of life, work productivity, and health care use. Operative interruption of nerve trunks in the uterosacral ligaments by laparoscopic uterosacra…
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of hysteroscopic submucous myomectomy for women with heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) over a minimum 1-year period and assess prognostic factors associated with treatment success.Study designProspective …
ObjectiveTo determine the efficacy of laparoscopic excision of visually diagnosed endometriosis in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain.Study designSixty-two women with chronic pelvic pain and who underwent laparoscopic excision of visually…
Levonorgestrel releasing-intrauterine systems (LNG-IUS) were originally developed as a method of contraception in the mid 1970s. The only LNG-IUS approved for general public use is the Mirena LNG-IUS, which releases 20 mcg of levonorgestrel…
Endometriosis is a frequent disorder that commonly presents with infertility and pelvic pain. Although the precise aetiology of endometriosis is unclear, it is generally considered to involve multiple genetic, environmental, immunological, …
ObjectiveTo determine the feasibility and potential efficacy of thermal balloon ablation of the endometrium in the outpatient setting without the need for general anesthesia or conscious sedation.DesignProspective observational study.Settin…