BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
· ISSN (print) 1470-0328
· ISSN (e) 1471-0528
· 266 papers in corpus
observational
2018
OBJECTIVE: To assess the current prevalence of and risk factors for infertility among couples of reproductive age in China. DESIGN: Population-based cross-sectional study. SETTING: We approached 25 270 couples in eight provinces/municipal…
other
2018
Deputy Editor‐in‐Chief, Dr Patrick Chien, discusses his top articles from this issue in an audio podcast available at: https://soundcloud.com/bjog/january-editorial-2019
observational
2018
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term risk of further gynaecological surgery and cancer in women with endometriosis. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: Scotland. PARTICIPANTS: 281 937 women with nearly 5 million person years (4 923 628) of fo…
other
2018
OBJECTIVE: To assess the cost-effectiveness of different strategies, including gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) and oral contraceptive therapy, for the prevention of endometriosis recurrence after conservative surgery. DESIG…
other
2018
other
2018
observational
2018
OBJECTIVE: To assess variation in the route of hysterectomy over 7 years and to assess regional variation in practice. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: English NHS Hospitals 2011-2017. POPULATION: 230 876 patients having a hy…
other
2018
observational
2018
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of pelvic pain and model associations with potential demographic, obstetric, gynaecological and psychosocial determinants. DESIGN, SETTING AND SAMPLE: A cohort study of women born between 1972 and 1973…
observational
2017
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the therapeutic outcomes of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and surgical treatment for abdominal wall endometriosis. DESIGN: A retrospective study. SETTING: Gynaecological departmen…
observational
2017
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate cost-effectiveness of ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (USgHIFU) and open hysterectomy for adenomyosis. DESIGN: A retrospective analysis. SETTING: Gynaecological department in a single centre in C…
other
2017
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2017
nonrandomized-trial
2017
OBJECTIVE: To assess the changes in antimüllerian hormone (AMH) levels after ablation for symptomatic uterine fibroids and adenomyosis using ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (USgHIFU). DESIGN: A prospective study. SETTI…
meta-analysis
2017
BACKGROUND: The development of clinical guidelines requires standardised methods informed by robust evidence synthesis. OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the methodological quality of endometriosis guidelines, mapped their recommendations, and expl…
other
2017
Endometriosis has significant implications for patient health and well-being, particularly when it comes to pelvic pain and infertility. However, the true epidemiology of the disease has remained elusive. Many of the foundational studies ch…
observational
2017
OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis constitutes a significant burden on the quality of life of women, their families and healthcare systems. The objective of this study is to describe the real-world epidemiology of endometriosis in an unselected low-r…
nonrandomized-trial
2017
OBJECTIVES: This study was to investigate the clinical efficacy of a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) combined with high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation treatment for adenomyosis. DESIGN: A non-randomized prosp…
other
2017
Endometriosis is an enigmatic disorder that is fraught with management controversies and very often, there exist deep divides in management strategies among the generalist, the specialist who favours surgery, the specialist who favours medi…
other
2017
OBJECTIVE: To explore the feasibility and efficacy of hysteroscopic excision of myometrial adenomyotic lesions. DESIGN: A case-series study. SETTING: A university medical centre. POPULATION: 51 women with myometrial adenomyosis completed…
meta-analysis
2017
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the gynaecological health of lesbian and bisexual (LB) women. OBJECTIVES: To examine differences in incidence and/or prevalence of gynaecological conditions in LB compared with heterosexual women. SEARCH …
other
2017
Over the last two decades, remarkable progress has been made in treating patients with benign gynaecological diseases using minimally invasive or non-invasive treatment techniques. The progress is related not only to novel modalities, but a…
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2017
Deputy Editor‐in‐Chief, Dr Patrick Chien, discusses his top articles from this issue in an audio podcast available at: https://soundcloud.com/bjog/January-editors-choice-2018 .
other
2017
Endometriosis, a disease associated with pelvic pain, subfertility, impaired quality of life and work productivity, affects many women around the globe. Arguably, one of the most famous sufferers was Marilyn Monroe (1926–62). Her condition …
other
2017