BMC women's health

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis mainly occurs in female pelvic organs. Endometriosis in the kidney is extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION: We herein describe a case of a 19-year-old girl with occasional mild abdominal pain associated with an ectop…

The objective of this study was to explore and describe the specificities of the occupational life of infertile endometriotic women treated by in vitro fertilization. We conducted a qualitative monocentric study between December 2020 and Ju…

BACKGROUND: Extrapelvic endometriosis occurring at skeletal muscle and joint sites is not rare and is prone to delayed diagnosis and inappropriate treatment. Herein, endometriosis of the skeletal muscular system (ESMS) is systematically rev…

INTRODUCTION: Investigation of endometrioma size and its laterality on the quality of the embryo in patients with endometrioma compared to healthy subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this retrospective and cross-sectional study, 70 patient…

BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhea (i.e., period pain) is common and debilitating. Autistic people are known to experience pain differently, yet little is known about the menstrual pain experiences of autistic menstruators relative to non-autistic pe…

BACKGROUND: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is a premenstrual condition that affects 3-8% of the US population, yet knowledge on treatment and consistent diagnostic testing is lacking. While research concerning the epidemiology and p…

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to determine the predictive factors for post-conization of residual disease in subsequent hysterectomy for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or 3. METHODS: This retrospective study included 267 patient…

BACKGROUND: Adequate intake of natural antioxidants may improve female fertility. The aim of this study was to examine the link between female infertility and dietary antioxidant index (DAI). METHODS: This case-control study was conducted …

INTRODUCTION: Hysteroscopic surgery and assisted reproduction technology are feasible ways to improve the reproductive outcome. Our aim was to study hysteroscopic septoplasty and myomectomy's effect on infertility and reproductive performan…

BACKGROUND: Endometrial scratching (ES) or injury is intentional damage to the endometrium performed to improve reproductive outcomes for infertile women desiring pregnancy. Moreover, recent systematic reviews with meta-analyses and randomi…

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to establish an estimating equation to predict the 5-level EQ-5D version (EQ-5D-5L) utility score in patients taking iron preparations for heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) or anemia and to evaluate wh…

BACKGROUND: Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) is a unique subtype of ovarian epithelial ovarian cancer. The number of chemotherapy cycles for early-stage patients is still debated. This study aimed to evaluate whether at least 4 cycles of…

BACKGROUND: There is limited concrete evidence connecting serum uric acid levels to female infertility. Therefore, this study aimed to find out if serum uric acid levels are independently related to female infertility. METHODS: From the Na…

BACKGROUND: Our purpose was to describe the outcomes of transvaginal in-bag tissue extraction tissue through an incision in the posterior vaginal wall the middle part incision of posterior vagina in laparoscopic myomectomy. METHODS: This w…

BACKGROUND: Currently, optimal method of ovarian stimulation (OS) to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in the patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is unknown. The present research aims to study the efficiency of minimal-OS method in …

BACKGROUND: A growing body of evidence highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated gender inequalities in the US. This resulted in women being more vulnerable to economic insecurity and decreases in their overall well-being. One re…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic, benign, and oestrogen-dependent condition and about 10-15% of all women of reproductive age are affected by endometriosis worldwide. It is not curable and pain is one of the most common symptoms of en…

BACKGROUND: With the increasing number of young women surviving cancer and a growing trend among highly educated women to postpone childbearing for educational or professional pursuits, there is a rising demand for egg freezing services to …

BACKGROUND: Old traumatic disjunction between the cervix and the uterine corpus is very rare case. In most cases, it is not immediately noticed until the onset of other symptoms, such as amenorrhea, periodic abdominal pain and so on. Scanty…

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to describe the natural course of pelvic floor symptoms and pelvic floor anatomy for women long-term after hysterectomy. METHODS: Women who underwent hysterectomy between 1996-2004 carried out the PFDI…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the management of subfertility and infertility among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander females attending Australian general practice. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 1,258,581 women (18-49 years) attending g…

BACKGROUND: Menstrual disturbances harm women's health, and general well-being. As growing evidence highlights the relationship between sleep and menstrual disturbances, it is imperative to comprehensively examine the association between sl…

BACKGROUND: Ovarian epithelial tumors are common in adults, and their peak incidence of onset is over 40 years of age. In children, most ovarian tumors are germ cell-derived, whereas epithelial tumors are rare and mostly benign. CASE PRESE…

Prediction of individual ovarian response to exogenous gonadotropin is a cornerstone for success and safety in all controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) protocols. Providing the best FSH starting dose according to each woman's own characteri…

One-fourth to one-third of women with endometriosis receiving first-line hormonal treatment lacks an adequate response in terms of resolution of painful symptoms. This phenomenon has been ascribed to "progesterone resistance", an entity tha…