Merki-Feld GS

No ORCID on file · 8 papers in corpus · active 2015-2025

Study types

  • article 4
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 5
  • dysmenorrhea 3
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • dyspareunia 1
article 2025
Onset and recovery from depressive mood changes on progestin treatment - a case series reporting the course and type of depressive symptoms in progestin users with different histories and risks
The European journal of contraception & reproductive health care : the official journal of the European Society of Contraception ·doi:10.1080/13625187.2025.2525171

OBJECTIVE: Progestin-only contraceptives are commonly used in women with contraindications for the use of combined hormonal contraception. They are also important treatment options for medical conditions like endometriosis. Although it is w…

article 2023
Endometriosis features and dienogest tolerability in women with depression: a case-control study
The European journal of contraception & reproductive health care : the official journal of the European Society of Contraception ·doi:10.1080/13625187.2023.2199899

OBJECTIVE: Primary aim of this study was to investigate endometriosis characteristics of patients with psychiatric conditions or depression. The secondary aim was to study tolerability of dienogest in this context. METHODS: This observatio…

article 2023
Endometriosis Features in Women With and Without Migraine
Journal of women's health (2002) ·doi:10.1089/jwh.2022.0359

Background: This study examines endometriosis (EM) features in women with EM and migraines (MG) (EM-MG) and women with EM alone (EM-O). The comorbidity of MG and EM is well known. However, knowledge about differences in symptoms, clinical m…

article 2023
Impact of family history for endometriosis, migraine, depression and early menopause on endometriosis symptoms, localization and stage: A case control study
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2023.12.016

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a common disabling pain condition in women of childbearing age, frequently showing familial clustering. Nevertheless, little is known about whether familial predispositions influence its severity or presentati…

review 2022
Sex hormone-related polymorphisms in endometriosis and migraine: A narrative review
Women's health (London, England) ·doi:10.1177/17455057221111315

Some evidence indicates endometriosis and migraine have a common genetic predisposition in sex-hormone genes, which could have important implications for the treatment of these two heterogenous conditions. To date, the genes responsibility …

2018
Effect of exogenous estrogens and progestogens on the course of migraine during reproductive age: a consensus statement by the European Headache Federation (EHF) and the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESCRH).
The journal of headache and pain ·doi:10.1186/s10194-018-0896-5

We systematically reviewed data about the effect of exogenous estrogens and progestogens on the course of migraine during reproductive age. Thereafter a consensus procedure among international experts was undertaken to develop statements to…

2017
Hormonal contraceptives and risk of ischemic stroke in women with migraine: a consensus statement from the European Headache Federation (EHF) and the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC).
The journal of headache and pain ·doi:10.1186/s10194-017-0815-1

Several data indicate that migraine, especially migraine with aura, is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke and other vascular events. Of concern is whether the risk of ischemic stroke in migraineurs is magnified by the use …

2015
Positive effects of the progestin desogestrel 75 μg on migraine frequency and use of acute medication are sustained over a treatment period of 180 days.
The journal of headache and pain ·doi:10.1186/s10194-015-0522-8

BackgroundPremenopausal migraines frequently are associated with fluctuations of estrogen levels. Both, migraine and combined hormonal contraceptives (CHC) increase the risk of vascular events. Therefore progestagen-only contraceptives (POC…