Ying Cheong

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effectiveness and safety of non surgical interventions for women with chronic pelvic pain.

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To identify and review the surgical interventions in the management of women experiencing chronic pelvic pain.

This study aimed to examine the rate of re-operation in women with endometriosis over a 10-year period. This was a retrospective study set in a university hospital in the UK. Notes of all women diagnosed with endometriosis were reviewed and…

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) remains a difficult gynaecological ‘headache’. Despite its prevalence in 15% of women in the general population,there have been limited advances made in the last decade in terms of its clinical management. In this …

This study prospectively evaluated the impact of transcervical resection of endometrium (TCRE) on uterine and ovarian haemodynamics. The study group comprised 35 women with abnormal (excessive) uterine bleeding who underwent TCRE. The patie…

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common condition in women and rates of consultation for CPP in general practice are similar to those for asthma and migraine. US and UK population-based studies, together with data from UK hospital settings de…

Chronic pelvic pain is a common condition in women and rates of consultation in general practice are similar to those for asthma and migraine. USA and UK population-based studies, together with data from UK hospital settings, demonstrate a …

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition which affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age (Askenazi 1997). There is a range of symptoms and most commonly women present with dysmenorrhoea, pelvic pain, infer…

Cytokines are proteins important in cell‐cell signalling. They are involved in many physiological processes such as ovulation, menstruation and pregnancy. Equally, they play an important role in conditions such as preterm labour, pre‐eclamp…

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain is common in women in the reproductive age group and it causes disability and distress and results in significant costs to health services. The pathogenesis of chronic pelvic pain is poorly understood. Often,…

BACKGROUND: Pelvic adhesions are a significant cause of morbidity and are associated with infertility and pain. The three pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6 and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha are involved in adhesion fo…

There was a significant increase in the number of laparoscopic procedures performed in the Reproductive and Surgery Unit at the Jessop Hospital for Women over the 7 year period from 1991 to 1997. The three most common procedures were adhesi…