OBJECTIVES: To assess the long term outcome of laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Minimal Access Surgical Unit, Department of Gynaecology, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Surrey. METHODS: Analysi…
OBJECTIVE: To analyse the cost, effectiveness and cost effectiveness of two endometrial thinning agents prior to laser ablation for dysfunctional uterine bleeding: danazol and goserelin. SETTING: A district general hospital. DESIGN: A ret…
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that women with pelvic venous congestion have a reduction of reactivity of their peripheral circulation. DESIGN: Comparison was made between 20 women with chronic pelvic pain due to congestion and a contro…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the interaction between actin and myosin in the myometrium by studying the contraction kinetics of isolated samples of human myometrium. DESIGN: Experimental and observational cross-sectional study. SETTING: Eppe…
Six cases of endometriosis obstructing the left ureter were observed among 1,054 consecutive patients undergoing surgery in an eight-year period. In addition, 125 women with ureteral endometriosis (left-sided, n = 66; right-sided, n = 40; b…
To investigate the left- and right-sided distribution of nonendometriotic benign ovarian cysts, data were collected on 406 women undergoing first-line surgery for tumours with various histotypes. Considering the unilateral cysts, the observ…
To investigate the left- and right-sided distribution of ovarian malignant surface epithelial tumours, data were collected on 209 women undergoing first-line surgery for Stage I and II disease. Considering the unilateral cancers, the observ…
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of endometriosis and radical laparoscopic excision on the quality of life of women with this condition. DESIGN: A prospective study. SETTING: The Northern Endometriosis Centre at South Cleveland Hospital, M…
OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of identifying endometrial structural abnormalities at baseline hysteroscopy in predicting the pattern of bleeding in postmenopausal women treated with hormone replacement therapy. DESIGN: A randomised, doubl…
Thirty-five patients with menorrhagia were treated in a double-blind crossover study with naproxen sodium and mefenamic acid after measurement of their blood loss during control menstrual cycles. Treatment with these compounds reduced the e…