Karin Meißner

Electronic supplement 1: Interview guides and coding systems. Part 1: Interview guide for patients and gynecologists. Part 2: Complete coding systems.

Electronic supplement 1: Interview guides and coding systems. Part 1: Interview guide for patients and gynecologists. Part 2: Complete coding systems.

Electronic supplement 2: Coping strategies described by participants, n = 20 (own illustration). Note: Multiple answers possible.

Electronic supplement 2: Coping strategies described by participants, n = 20 (own illustration). Note: Multiple answers possible.

Electronic supplement 3: COREQ-Checklist.

Electronic supplement 3: COREQ-Checklist.

BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is a chronic gynecological condition associated with pain, abnormal uterine bleeding, and impaired fertility. However, little is known about the psychosocial experiences and coping strategies of individuals with aden…

INTRODUCTION: For women who have experienced failed attempts at in vitro fertilization (IVF) and face medical issues, leading to infertility, the renewed effort to seek fertility treatment, coupled with decreasing likelihood of success, can…

Endometriosis is a widespread disease and commonly reduces the life quality of those affected. Scientific literature indicates different underlying immunological changes. Frequently examined tissues are peripheral blood, endometrial tissue …

Background: Endometriosis is characterized by lesions of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Chronic pain is considered as main symptom, but challenges can relate to various physical, mental, and social aspects of the women's lives. The …

Abstract Background Endometriosis is widespread among women in reproductive age and quite commonly reduces life quality of those affected by symptoms like dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia or infertility. The scientific literature indicates many im…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the evidence for the safety and efficacy of invasive procedures for reducing chronic pain and improving function and health-related quality of life compared with sham (placebo) procedures. DESIGN: Systematic review wit…

(Abstracted from Obstet Gynecol 2016;128:1134–1142) The underlying causal mechanisms for endometriosis are poorly understood. There is a weak correlation between the severity of organic pathology and reported pain intensity in women with en…

BackgroundEndometriosis is a gynecological disorder affecting 6%-10% of all women in their reproductive age. There is an emerging view in the literature that psychological trauma plays a central role in the pathogenesis of pelvic pain, one …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether psychotherapy with somatosensory stimulation is effective for the treatment of pain and quality of life in patients with endometriosis-related pain. METHODS: Patients with a history of endometriosis and chron…

Auf dem letzten Kongress berichteten wir von den Ergebnissen einer randomisierten Studie zur Untersuchung der Wirksamkeit von systemischer Autoregulationstherapie (SART) bei der Behandlung von schmerzhafter Endometriose. Nach 3-monatiger Be…

ObjectivesTo assess the quantity and quality of randomised, sham-controlled studies of surgery and invasive procedures and estimate the treatment-specific and non-specific effects of those procedures.DesignSystematic review and meta-analysi…

BACKGROUND: 15% of patients with severe endometriosis suffer from pain symptoms in spite of pharmacological and surgical treatments. In this retrospective study we aimed to assess the effectiveness of a combined therapy of Traditional Chine…