Lucky Saraswat

Menopause remains a largely neglected aspect of women's health in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Despite the profound physical, cognitive, and emotional changes it entai…

OBJECTIVE: Traditional behavioral finance-which examines how cognitive biases, emotions, and context shape economic decision-making- often assumes cognitive stability, rationality, and consistent risk evaluation, based largely on male-domin…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the lived experiences of perimenopause/menopause among Ghanaian women. DESIGN: Qualitative study using in-depth, semi-structured interviews. SETTING: Community and hospital based settings across Ghana, where women's …

Menopause is a pivotal stage in women’s lives, shaped by biological, psychological, sociocultural, and health system factors. In Oman, where religious beliefs and cultural norms strongly influence health behaviours, menopause remains under-…

BACKGROUND: Menopause is a major global health issue affecting cisgender women, transgender people, and gender-diverse populations, yet it remains under-recognised in research and policy, particularly in low-income and middle-income countri…

OBJECTIVE: To build consensus on most important symptoms and related consequences for use in questionnaires to characterise individuals with suspected and confirmed endometriosis in the general population. DESIGN: A questionnaire of 107 sy…

STUDY QUESTION: How does pre-diagnosis use of hospital care differentiate between women later diagnosed with endometriosis and age-matched controls without a diagnosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with hospital-diagnosed endometriosis had more f…

Abstract Study question What is the population prevalence of endometriosis in those with infertility (and vice-versa) and likelihood of pregnancy in women with endometriosis with and without infertility? Summary answer Women with endometrio…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is characterized by a range of non-specific symptoms which may contribute to the significant delay in diagnosis. Knowledge about the distribution of endometriosis symptoms across different geographical regions as…

OBJECTIVE: To describe sociodemographic characteristics of women with hospital diagnosed endometriosis in Denmark and compare them with women without endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: Case-control study using Danish national registers. Cases we…

BackgroundHeavy menstrual bleeding affects one in four women and negatively impacts quality of life. The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system is an effective long-term treatment but is discontinued by many due to unpredictable bleed…

BACKGROUND: Heavy menstrual bleeding affects one in four women and negatively impacts quality of life. Ulipristal acetate is prescribed to treat symptoms associated with uterine fibroids. We compared the effectiveness of ulipristal acetate …

Endometriosis is a chronic pain condition affecting 1 in 10 women. There is an unmet need for better medical treatments for endometriosis. We spotlight trials of a single preparation combined HRT-GnRH antagonist (Relugolix) by Giudice et al…

Endometriosis is a chronic oestrogen-dependent condition that affects 10% of women from puberty to menopause. It is characterised by the presence and proliferation of endometrial-like cells outside the uterine cavity, generally within the p…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the risk of melanoma in women with endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study using Scottish national population-based data was conducted. The study comprised 281,937 women with nearly 5 million person …

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain affects 2-24% of women worldwide and evidence for medical treatments is scarce. Gabapentin is effective in treating some chronic pain conditions. We aimed to measure the efficacy and safety of gabapentin in w…

STUDY QUESTION: Is it feasible to undertake a randomised controlled trial to establish whether surgical removal of endometrioma or not, improves live birth rates from IVF? SUMMARY ANSWER: A randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing surge…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term risk of further gynaecological surgery and cancer in women with endometriosis. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: Scotland. PARTICIPANTS: 281 937 women with nearly 5 million person years (4 923 628) of fo…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a condition with relatively non-specific symptoms, and in some cases a long time elapses from first-symptom presentation to diagnosis. AIM: To develop and test new composite pointers to a diagnosis of endometri…