Joseph Du Cheyron

STUDY QUESTION: How reliable are self-reported endometriosis or adenomyosis data compared with medical reports in online patient surveys? SUMMARY ANSWER: In our sample, reliability was strong to excellent for diagnosis, age at diagnosis, an…

ObjectivesTo assess the value of a self-completed questionnaire based on patients’ verbal descriptors of pelvic painful symptoms to identify women with endometriosis.DesignProspective 1:2 nonmatched case-control study.SettingThree French en…

INTRODUCTION: The Endometriosis Fertility Index (EFI) is a validated score for predicting the postoperative spontaneous pregnancy rate in patients undergoing endometriosis surgery. However, the practical use of the EFI to advise patients ab…

Objectives: To study the measurement properties, the responsiveness and the minimal clinically important difference of the ENDOPAIN-4D: a new questionnaire for assessing pain in endometriosis. Methods: A prospective, observational, multicen…

INTRODUCTION: High-dose progestins are used as an effective therapy for painful symptoms of endometriosis but their impact on sexual function has been poorly studied. The study aims to assess the impact of high-dose progestin on sexual func…

L'endométriose est une maladie sous-diagnostiquée dont la localisations recto- sigmoïdienne peut être responsable de symptômes digestifs non spécifiques (douleurs abdominales, troubles du transit, dyschésie et rectorragies). Deux approches …

STUDY QUESTION: Could we construct and validate a preoperative score to predict rectosigmoid involvement in endometriosis (RE)? SUMMARY ANSWER: We developed a simple preoperative score (ENDORECT) to predict RE. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Accura…

BACKGROUND: Rectosigmoid endometriosis is an underdiagnosed disease responsible for abdominal pain, transit disorders and rectal bleeding. Two surgical approaches, rectosigmoid bowel resection (segmental or patch) or intramuscular layer dis…

STUDY QUESTION: Is the Sexual Activity Questionnaire (SAQ) a valid tool for patients treated for symptomatic endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: For women having surgical treatment for endometriosis, we determined that the SAQ is a valid and res…