Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of dienogest + estradiol valerate (E2V) and gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue (GnRH-a) in reducing recurrence of pain in patients with chronic pelvic pain due to laparoscopically diagnosed and tre…

OBJECTIVE: To describe hysterectomy rates in different age groups, indications and proportion of surgery types over time. DESIGN: Nationwide register-based study. SETTING: Estonia. POPULATION: Women who had hysterectomies for benign indi…

INTRODUCTION: Our objective was to compare the feasibility and safety of surgical procedures to treat gynecological pathologies with intestinal involvement performed by skilled gynecological surgeons and by a multidisciplinary team of gynec…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether iron contained in ovarian endometriomas can diffuse through the cyst wall and negatively affect ovarian function. DESIGN: Prospective case series. SETTING: Infertility unit in an academic setting. POPULATIO…

INTRODUCTION: Surgical treatment of endometriomas and potential damage to the ovary have been debated. Studies have described the inconsistent risk of unintended removal of ovarian tissue when a cystectomy of an endometrioma is performed. W…

OBJECTIVE: To study the density of nerve fibers in cases of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) of the rectovaginal septum in relation to various clinical factors. DESIGN: A research laboratory-based study. SETTING: A tertiary center to…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the rate of complications, factors associated with complications and long-term results in colorectal resections for the treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis of the bowel wall. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SE…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of two hormonal therapies in treating symptoms caused by bowel endometriosis. DESIGN: Patient preference study. SETTING: University hospital. POPULATION: A total of 143 women with rectovaginal endometri…

For a long time there has been uncertainty in how to classify and categorize abnormal bleeding from the uterus. The old terms of menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, menometrorrhagia have lingered on and there will be those who do not know how these …

Hysterectomy is one of the most common operations worldwide. While usually the indications are clear-cut, management has been undergoing changes, not least with the levo-norgestrel intrauterine devices, with a renewed use of the vaginal app…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate possible predictive factors for recurrence after laparoscopic segmental bowel resection for bowel endometriosis. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: Academic tertiary referral center. METHODS: 95 symptomatic women with …

We read your review on the relation between endometriosis and ovarian cancer 1. Endometriosis is characterized by inflammation and invasion of endometrial cells into other tissues and organs. It is a serious condition associated with compli…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the reproductive long-term prognosis of women with and without endometriosis, to explore changes over time, and to quantify the contribution of artificial reproductive techniques. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: Denmar…

Welcome to the 4th Nordic Congress on Endometriosis! The 4th Nordic Congress on Endometriosis will be hosted in Turku, Finland, on 23–25 May 2013. This follows the former Nordic Congresses in Stockholm, Sweden in 2000, in Svendborg, Denmark…

The rather gynecologically oriented August issue has an initial focus on two of the most difficult conditions a gynecologist can encounter, anorexia nervosa and chronic pelvic pain. In the former condition gynecologists, psychiatrists and g…

A recent study indicated that left-handed women have more than twice the risk of developing breast cancer before reaching the menopause than right-handed women 1. As a potential explanation, the authors suggest the existence of a prenatal i…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of systematic local infiltration analgesia on postoperative pain in vaginal hysterectomy, and describe the technique in detail. DESIGN: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study following the CONS…

At the end of the month of May, colleagues in the Nordic countries and some others from further afield gather for the fourth time to discuss endometriosis, a disease that may for many women spoil years of what should be the best time of lif…

Endometriosis has long been thought mostly to affect the adult female population. However, awareness of possible endometriosis already in adolescence is now receiving increasing attention. It seems that certain markers in adolescence are as…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the extent to which the Enzian classification correlates with the revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine (rASRM) score and clinical symptoms in women with deeply infiltrating endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospe…

From the Editorial Board we wish all who read this a good and successful year 2013, – it is our official 92nd publication year. We urge all our subscribers in the Nordic countries to register for the online version of the journal, if they h…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of women subjectively experiencing heavy menstrual bleeding in the general population and their health-related quality of life (HRQoL) compared with women experiencing normal menstrual blood loss. D…

OBJECTIVE: Whether hormonal or surgical treatment of endometriosis is associated with risk of epithelial ovarian cancer. DESIGN: Nested case-control study. SETTING: Sweden. POPULATION: All women with a first-time discharge diagnosis of e…

At the start of a new year we are at AOGS hopeful that the status of journal will rise in it′s 93rd year, both as regards standards, downloads, citations and impact. It is often pleasant and surprising to hear positive comments on the journ…