BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology of endometriosis in women attending family planning clinics with special reference to contraceptive methods. DESIGN: Non-randomised cohort study with follow up of subjects for up to 23 years. Disease…

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Minimally invasive surgery is one of the great innovations of health care in the 20th century. It promises to revolutionise surgery by allowing many more operations to be performed with minimal hospitalisation. Pressure from patients has ca…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the performance of the sequential combination of serum CA 125 measurement and ultrasonography in screening for ovarian cancer. DESIGN: The serum CA 125 concentration of each subject was determined and those with a conc…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of transvaginal ultrasonography with colour blood flow imaging in detecting early ovarian cancer in women with a family history of the disease. DESIGN: Study of self referred symptomless women with a close re…

OBJECTIVE: To provide reliable prognostic information for couples seeking assisted conception. DESIGN: Analysis of four years' practice (1988-91). SETTING: Private university service linked with NHS reproductive medicine services. PATIEN…

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the advantages and disadvantages of endometrial resection and abdominal hysterectomy for the surgical treatment of women with menorrhagia. DESIGN: Randomised study of two treatment groups with a minimum follow up of…

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