Catherine Allaire
No ORCID on file
· 121 papers in corpus
· active 1997-2026
Study types
- article 79
- other 23
- review 15
- preprint 2
- journal-article 1
Condition tags
- endometriosis 93
- chronic_pelvic_pain 52
- dyspareunia 25
- dysmenorrhea 10
- infertility 9
- endometrioma 6
- die_deep_infiltrating 6
- irritable_bowel_syndrome 5
- adenomyosis 4
Top journals
Frequent coauthors
- Park Hee Yong 100
- Mohamed A. Bedaiwy 74
- Christina Williams 57
- Heather L Noga 46
- Sarka Lisonkova 20
- Natasha L. Orr 19
- Arianne Y. Albert 18
- Caroline E. Lee 16
- Kate J Wahl 11
- Nicholas A Leyland 11
article
2024
OBJECTIVE: The World Endometriosis Research Foundation established the Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonisation Project (EPHect) to create standardized documentation tools (with common data elements) to facilitate the comparison a…
article
2023
BACKGROUND: Approximately half of people with endometriosis experience deep dyspareunia; however, there is no means of objective self-testing of endometriosis-associated deep dyspareunia. AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the accept…
article
2023
Endometriosis-associated dyspareunia can persist after surgical interventions, requiring multidisciplinary treatment including pain education. This study explored the effectiveness of a one-day workshop for improving knowledge, behavioural …
article
2023
Association of Central Sensitization Inventory Scores With Pain Outcomes After Endometriosis Surgery
IMPORTANCE: A subset of people who undergo surgery for endometriosis have persistent pain, suggesting that other factors besides the endometriosis, such as central sensitization, may play a role in this pain. The Central Sensitization Inven…
article
2023
review
2023
[For a first-person account of endometriosis, see www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.230215][1] KEY POINTS Endometriosis is a chronic condition defined by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside of the uterus, which can lead to est…
review
2023
Dysmenorrhea is the most common gynecologic condition among the female population and has a significant impact on life course potential. It has a widespread impact on a female's mental and physical well-being, with longstanding impairments …
article
2023
The clinical phenotype of somatic mutations in endometriosis is unknown. The objective was to determine whether somatic KRAS mutations were associated with greater disease burden in endometriosis (i.e. more severe subtypes and higher stage)…
review
2023
[Voir la version anglaise de l’article ici: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.220637][1]; [pour connaître le point de vue d’une personne atteinte d’endométriose, voir www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.230215-f][2] Points clés L’endométr…
article
2023
BACKGROUND: After endometriosis surgery, pain can persist or recur in a subset of patients. A possible reason for persistent pain after surgery is central nervous system sensitization and associated pelvic pain comorbidities. Surgery addres…
article
2023
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a complex chronic disease characterized by pain, including painful sex, that can contribute to considerable sexual function, self-esteem, and relationship challenges. Digital storytelling is an arts-based, parti…
review
2022
Endometriosis is a chronic, debilitating, gynecologic condition with a non-specific clinical presentation. Globally, patients can experience diagnostic delays of ~6 to 12 years, which significantly hinders adequate management and places a s…
article
2022
review
2022
Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disorder that affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age. Most medical treatments used today for endometriosis pain are hormonal therapies, which are not an option for those trying to con…
article
2022
article
2022
BACKGROUND: More research is needed that compares the outcomes between those who underwent a hysterectomy for endometriosis with conservation of one or both ovaries and those who underwent a hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy…
preprint
2022
preprint
2022
BACKGROUND Endometriosis is a complex chronic disease characterized by pain, including painful sex, that can contribute to considerable sexual function, self-esteem, and relationship challenges. Digital storytelling is an arts-based, parti…
article
2021
ABSTRACT: A key clinical problem is identifying the patient with endometriosis whose pain is complicated by central nervous system sensitization, where conventional gynecologic treatment (eg, hormonal therapy or surgery) may not completely …
review
2021
Imbalances in gut and reproductive tract microbiota composition, known as dysbiosis, disrupt normal immune function, leading to the elevation of proinflammatory cytokines, compromised immunosurveillance and altered immune cell profiles, all…
other
2021
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis fertility index (EFI) is a robust tool to predict the pregnancy rate in patients with endometriosis who are attempting non-in vitro fertilization conception. However, EFI calculation requires laparoscopy. Newl…
other
2021
STUDY OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study was to provide a contemporary description of hysterectomy practice and temporal trends in Canada. DESIGN: A national whole-population retrospective analysis of data from the Canadian Institute fo…
article
2020
other
2020
Background: Endometriosis is a complex condition that can negatively affect a woman's quality of life, including her sleep. This study aims to assess the multifactorial variables associated with poorer quality of sleep in women with endomet…
article
2020
STUDY QUESTION: What are the use patterns and factors associated with combined hormonal contraception (CHC) ineffectiveness or discontinuation due to side-effects in patients with endometriosis and pelvic pain? SUMMARY ANSWER: Worse chronic…