BMJ open

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a common gynaecological disease characterised by pain and subfertility. Randomised controlled trials evaluating treatments for endometriosis have reported many different outcomes and outcome measures. This var…

OBJECTIVE: Surgical complications may affect patients psychologically due to challenges such as prolonged recovery or long-lasting disability. Psychological distress could further delay patients' recovery as stress delays wound healing and …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate young people's experiences of persistent musculoskeletal pain, including care needs and current service gaps as well as perceptions about the role of digital technologies to support their co-care. METHODS: A quali…

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to evaluate the problem of multiple chronic conditions and polypharmacy in patients with fibromyalgia. DESIGN: Retrospective medical record review. SETTING: Olmsted County, Minnesota. PARTICIPA…

OBJECTIVE: To derive and validate a set of clinical risk prediction algorithm to estimate the 10-year risk of 11 common cancers. DESIGN: Prospective open cohort study using routinely collected data from 753 QResearch general practices in E…

OBJECTIVE: To classify diseases based on age at peak incidence to identify risk factors for later disease in women's life course. DESIGN: A cross-sectional baseline survey of participants in the Japan Nurses' Health Study. SETTING: A nati…

INTRODUCTION: The results of a recent meta-analysis showed that adding recombinant human luteinising hormone (r-hLH) to recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone (r-hFSH) for ovarian stimulation was beneficial in poor responders, resul…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the awareness and response of fertility clinics in the UK to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline recommendation that intrauterine insemination (IUI) should not be offered routinely, …

INTRODUCTION: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) affects 3-4% of women worldwide. Proven treatments for CPP are limited and unsatisfactory. The meridian balance method (BM) electroacupuncture (EA) treatment (BMEA + Traditional Chinese Medicine Healt…

OBJECTIVES: To assess the quantity and quality of randomised, sham-controlled studies of surgery and invasive procedures and estimate the treatment-specific and non-specific effects of those procedures. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-a…

INTRODUCTION: High levels of oxidative stress can have considerable impact on the outcomes of in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Recent studies have reported that melatonin, a neurohormone secreted from the pineal gland in response to darkness, …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the distribution of low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth, small for gestational age (SGA) and large for gestational age (LGA) by main cause of infertility (female, combined, male, unexplained) in women seeking infer…

OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors for ovarian pregnancy (OP) and compare clinical features between OP and tubal pregnancy (TP) patients. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: University hospital. PARTICIPANTS: A case-control study was c…

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess the association of socioeconomic conditions with female fertility impairment among women who delivered a live birth. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis. SETTING: Population-based birth cohort (Generati…

OBJECTIVE: Since conflicting results have been published on the role of tobacco smoking on the risk of endometriosis, we provide an up-to-date summary quantification of this potential association. DESIGN: We performed a PubMed/MEDLINE sear…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the validity of self-reported hysterectomy against the gold standard of uterine visualisation using pelvic ultrasound. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (U…

INTRODUCTION: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) affects >1 million UK women. Annual healthcare costs are estimated at >£150 million. Proven interventions for CPP are limited, and treatment is often unsatisfactory. Gabapentin is increasingly prescri…