Stephanie J. Estes

BACKGROUND: Physicians' preferences for attributes of medical treatments for endometriosis-associated pain have not previously been quantified. METHODS: US obstetrician-gynecologists completed an online discrete-choice experiment survey. I…

Pain associated with endometriosis is a considerable burden for women, permeating all aspects of their lives, from their ability to perform daily activities to their quality of life. Although there are many options for endometriosis-associa…

INTRODUCTION: This retrospective cohort study evaluated the impact of endometriosis on the risks of work loss events and salary/growth over a 5-year period. METHODS: Women aged 18-49 years with ≥ 1 endometriosis diagnosis were identified i…

The purpose of this study was to compare the incidence of mental health outcomes in women in the United States with and without documented endometriosis. In a retrospective matched-cohort study using administrative health claims data from O…

INTRODUCTION: To compare all-cause and endometriosis-related healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and healthcare costs by service categories (outpatient, inpatient, emergency room [ER], pharmacy) among patients with newly diagnosed endome…

Aim: To evaluate impact of co-morbidities on opioid use in endometriosis. Patients & methods: This was a retrospective analysis of data obtained from the Symphony Health database (July 2015-June 2018), which contains medical and pharmacy cl…

OBJECTIVE: To assess if a surgical boot camp improves laparoscopic skill among reproduction endocrinology and infertility (REI) fellows and increases fellow desire to incorporate surgical skills into practice and to examine whether fellowsh…

OBJECTIVES: Evaluate all-cause and endometriosis-related health care resource utilization and costs among newly diagnosed endometriosis patients with high-risk versus low-risk opioid use or patients with chronic versus non-chronic opioid us…

Background: The daily pain burden experienced by women with endometriosis has not been well studied. Objective: To characterize baseline pain among women with moderate-to-severe endometriosis-associated pain enrolled in phase 3 studies of e…

INTRODUCTION: Despite guidance towards minimally invasive, outpatient procedures for endometriosis, many patients nonetheless receive inpatient care. Our objective was to assess trends in patient and hospital characteristics, surgical compl…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic gynecologic disorder associated with several pain symptoms. This research evaluated opioids utilization following endometriosis diagnosis. METHODS: Women aged 18 to 49 who had one inpatient or 2 outp…

Abstract Robotic technology applied to laparoscopy augments the armamentarium of the reproductive specialist. Uterine leiomyomas, adenomyosis, endometriosis, adnexal masses, sterilization reversal, and fertility preservation techniques can …

OBJECTIVE: To address the lack of predictors of IVF success by using proteomic biometrics. DESIGN: Experimental study of follicular fluid specimens from a prospective cohort of IVF patients. SETTING: Academic research laboratory and IVF p…

PURPOSE: To compare pregnancy rates of embryo transfers performed by a patient's own IVF physician to pregnancy rates of embryo transfers performed by other physicians on the IVF team. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study; University hospit…

PURPOSE: To compare pregnancy, implantation, and multiple gestation rates resulting from day 3 and day 5 embryo transfers after in vitro fertilization emphasizing a subset of patients who met criteria for day 5 transfer but elected to under…

BACKGROUND: Twice-frozen, thawed embryos may have utilization in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles. CASE: A 37-year-old woman with endometriosis and infertility returned five years after a fresh IVF cycle. Seven cryopreserved embryos (2 pro…