Jeroen Metzemaekers

BACKGROUND: Sexual functioning is a complex phenomenon driven by multiple physical, psychological and social factors, necessitating comprehensive evaluation. OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of laparoscopic deep endometriosis (DE) surgery …

Current treatment options for chronic endometriosis-associated pain are often inadequate, resulting in a rise in opioid consumption in this population. Given its analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-depressive properties, esketamine may b…

STUDY QUESTION: What is the additional value of the comprehensive complication index (CCI) and ClassIntra system (classification for intraoperative adverse events (ioAEs)) in adverse event (AE) reporting in (deep) endometriosis (DE) surgery…

PURPOSE: Patients often undergo repeat surgery for endometriosis, due to recurrent or residual disease. Previous surgery is often considered a risk factor for worse surgical outcome. However, data are scarce concerning the influence of subs…

BACKGROUND: Deep Endometriosis (DE) classification studies with Enzian never compared solitary compartments (A, B, C, F), and combinations of anatomical locations (A&B, A&C, B&C, A&B&C), in correlation to pain. Therefore, the results of the…

Objective To study pain symptoms and their correlation with the anatomical location (and extent) of deep endometriosis lesion(s) classified by the Enzian score. Design Prospective multi-centre study Setting Web-based application called EQUS…

BACKGROUND: Subfertility occurs in 30-40% of endometriosis patients. Regarding the fertilisation rate with in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and endometriosis, conflicting data has been published. This study aimed to compare endometriosis patien…

OBJECTIVE: To study the preferences of women with deep endometriosis (DE) with bowel involvement when they have to choose between conservative (medication) or surgical treatment. DESIGN: Labelled discrete choice experiment (DCE). SETTING:…

Objective To study the preferences and risk tolerance of women suffering from deep endometriosis (DE) with bowel involvement when they have to choose between conservative or surgical. Design Labelled Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE). Settin…

OBJECTIVE: To study the experiences, considerations, and motivations of patients with endometriosis in the decision-making process for deep endometriosis (DE) treatment options. DESIGN: Qualitative study using semi-structured in-depth focu…

STUDY QUESTION: Is electronic digital classification/staging of endometriosis by the EQUSUM application more accurate in calculating the scores/stages and is it easier to use compared to non-digital classification? SUMMARY ANSWER: We devel…