Lam A

No ORCID on file · 23 papers in corpus · active 2001-2026

Study types

  • article 12
  • other 3
  • review 2
  • case-report 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 19
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 4
  • bowel_endometriosis 2
  • dysmenorrhea 2
  • adenomyosis 1
  • dyspareunia 1
  • infertility 1
  • endometrioma 1
  • die_deep_infiltrating 1
2026
PEC innovation ·doi:10.1016/j.pecinn.2026.100465

ObjectivesTo evaluate the impact of a pre-operative instructional video for patients undergoing minimally invasive gynecologic surgery (MIGS) on patient satisfaction following surgery, pre-procedure anxiety, postoperative pain, and patient …

other 2026
Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association ·doi:10.1037/hea0001466

OBJECTIVE: This research investigates the potential for graphic medicine to foster resistance to medical ableism among those with feminized pain (i.e., endometriosis). We unite community and health psychology and disability studies to explo…

2025
Asian Journal of Urology
2024
Facts, views & vision in ObGyn ·doi:10.52054/fvvo.16.3.037

Adhesions are recognised as one of the most common complications of abdominal surgery; their diagnosis and prevention remains a significant unmet need in surgical therapy, affecting negatively a patient's quality of life and healthcare budg…

article 2023
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/ajo.13768

AIMS: The Raising Awareness Tool for Endometriosis (RATE) was developed to facilitate discussions with health providers regarding endometriosis-associated symptoms. We aim to evaluate the acceptability of the RATE by general practitioners (…

article 2023
Australian journal of general practice ·doi:10.31128/ajgp-10-22-6579

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To reduce diagnostic delay for women with endometriosis-related symptoms, we need to understand general practitioners' (GPs) perspectives on the challenges they face in diagnosing and managing endometriosis. METH…

2022
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/ajo.13618

AimsTo evaluate morcellation practices among Fellows of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG).Materials and methodsRANZCOG Fellows were invited to complete an online survey. This anonymou…

article 2021
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0256772

OBJECTIVE: Evidence for an association between uterine leiomyoma and increased risk of endometriosis is limited by small sample sizes and short follow-up periods. We assessed this association in a large nationwide sample with 14 years of da…

article 2020
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC ·doi:10.1016/j.jogc.2019.12.014

We are proposing a shift in mindset in the field of endometriosis, whereby care for patients with endometriosis mirrors that of patients with gynaecological cancer. To achieve this, we advocate for the recognition of complex benign gynaecol…

2019
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
article 2015
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2015.08.214
article 2015
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2015.08.540
article 2014
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/ajo.12256

OBJECTIVES: To determine the correlation between historical variables at presentation with the phenotype and location of biopsy proven endometriosis at laparoscopy. METHODS: Prospective observational study. Consecutive women had laparoscopi…

article 2011
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.01.011

Study objectiveTo estimate the clinical significance of pouch of Douglas (POD) obliteration in women undergoing laparoscopic excision of endometriosis.DesignProspective study (Canadian Task Force Classification II-2).SettingUniversity-affil…

article 2011
Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine ·doi:10.1002/j.2205-0140.2011.tb00116.x

Objectives : The aim of this study was to perform saline sonovaginography (SVG) in women with suspected rectovaginal endometriosis (RVE) in order to establish the thickness of the rectovaginal septum (RVS) in this population and to predict …

other 2010
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.01.047

This prospective study aimed to evaluate the suitability of the Endometriosis Health Profile-30 Questionnaire (EHP-30) as a self-report health status instrument. We compared our results with those from the U.K. and the U.S. and discovered r…

case-report 2010
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2009.09.006

Endometriosis is a common condition that affects as many as 10% to 20% of women of reproductive age. Because of the subtle clinical signs and symptoms and limitations of imaging methods, the diagnosis is frequently delayed or missed, with s…

article 2008
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2008.03.002

The pelvic uterus-like mass is a rare phenomenon in which an extrauterine mass, comprised of smooth muscle and a central cavity lined by endometrium, is found within the pelvis. The mass is associated with endometriosis and in some of the c…

article 2007
Proteomics. Clinical applications ·doi:10.1002/prca.200600743

Endometriosis affects 10-15% of the female population during their reproductive years. Although the pathogenesis of this disease is undefined, the presence of endometrium-like tissue plaques outside of the uterus could implicate the eutopic…

other 2007
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2006.12.001

UNLABELLED: OBJECTIVE STUDY: To estimate the value of preoperative bimanual examination of the pelvis in women undergoing total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH). DESIGN: Prospective observational cohort study. SETTING: Private hospitals an…

review 2001
Obstetrical & gynecological survey ·doi:10.1097/00006254-200103000-00024

Deeply infiltrating endometriosis was described in the early part of the last century. Only recently, has there become a greater awareness and understanding of this form of endometriosis aided in part by advances in laparoscopic surgical te…

review 2001
Obstetrical & gynecological survey ·doi:10.1097/00006254-200102000-00023

Dysmenorrhea can be a severe and debilitating symptom in many women. Although most women may find adequate relief of symptoms from pharmacological approaches, there remain a few with resistant pain. Presacral neurectomy, although technicall…

article 2001
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/j.1479-828x.2001.tb01208.x

A retrospective audit of medical records was conducted for one surgeon (AL). All patients who underwent laparoscopic presacral neurectomy for severe midline dysmenorrhoea were identified. Details of the preoperative symptoms, clinical findi…