Cindy Farquhar

BACKGROUND: Progesterone prepares the endometrium for pregnancy by stimulating proliferation in response to human chorionic gonadotropin(hCG) produced by the corpus luteum. This occurs in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. In assisted…

BACKGROUND: About 10% of reproductive-aged women suffer from endometriosis which is a costly chronic disease that causes pelvic pain and subfertility. Laparoscopy is the 'gold standard' diagnostic test for endometriosis, but it is expensive…

BACKGROUND: This overview reports on interventions for pain relief and for subfertility in pre-menopausal women with clinically diagnosed endometriosis. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this overview was to summarise the evidence from Cochrane…

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effectiveness and safety of laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of painful symptoms and subfertility associated with endometriosis.

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is associated with pain and infertility. Surgical interventions aim to remove visible areas of endometriosis and restore the anatomy. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness and safety of laparoscopic surgery in th…

This review has been replaced by a review entitled 'Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis', published in issue 4 of The Cochrane Library, 2014. The editorial group responsible for this previously published document have withdrawn it from p…

STUDY QUESTION: Is there a global consensus on the management of endometriosis that considers the views of women with endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: It was possible to produce an international consensus statement on the current management o…

Objectives The aim of this study was to determine whether postoperative levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) insertion in women with endometriosis improves pain and reduces symptoms compared with no treatment, placebo, or …

BACKGROUND: Various options exist for treating endometriosis, including surgical, medical, such as ovarian suppression, or a combination of these strategies. Surgical treatment of endometriosis aims to remove visible areas of endometriosis.…

OBJECTIVE: To report long-term mortality after oophorectomy or ovarian conservation at the time of hysterectomy in subgroups of women based on age at the time of surgery, use of estrogen therapy, presence of risk factors for coronary heart …

BACKGROUND: Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is an important cause of ill health in premenopausal women. Although surgery is often used as a treatment, a range of medical therapies are also available. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NS…

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Overview). The objectives are as follows: The objective is to summarise evidence from more than one systematic review for treatment options available to women with endometriosis associated subfertil…

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Diagnostic test accuracy). The objectives are as follows: The aim of this review is to provide summary estimates of the diagnostic accuracy of non‐invasive tests for the diagnosis of endometriomas a…

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To determine the relative effectiveness and safety of surgery, medical treatment, combination therapy or no treatment for improving reproductive outcome…

BACKGROUND: Endometriomata are cysts of endometriosis in the ovaries. As artificial reproductive technology (ART) cycles involve oocyte pickup from the ovaries, endometriomata may interfere with the outcome of ART. OBJECTIVES: To determine …

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial glands or stroma in sites other than the uterine cavity. It is variable in both its surgical appearance and clinical manifestation, often with poor correlation between the two. Surgic…

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effectiveness and safety of non surgical interventions for women with chronic pelvic pain.

OBJECTIVE: To report long-term health outcomes and mortality after oophorectomy or ovarian conservation. METHODS: We conducted a prospective, observational study of 29,380 women participants of the Nurses' Health Study who had a hysterectom…

AIMS: To prospectively collect data five years after hysterectomy and compare with data of women who had not undergone hysterectomy. METHODS: A prospective cohort study of five years of premenopausal women with and with out hysterectomy was…