Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

The aim of this study was to investigate patients' experiences in the first 3 months following microwave endometrial ablation (MEA) for menorrhagia as well as the suitability of local anaesthesia (LA) versus general anaesthesia (GA) for the…

Quality of life was measured in 348 women attending gynaecological outpatients using EuroQol 5D. Their responses were compared to the results taken from a UK national questionnaire (Kind et al., 1998). Quality of life was then measured in 1…

"Treatment of intractable vaginal bleeding with formaldehyde soaked packs." Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 22(5), pp. 570–571

We reviewed 100 laparoscopy and dye studies performed in the Coombe Women's Hospital to determine whether recommended guidelines were followed for the investigation of infertility. Individual chart review provided information on patient dem…

The aim of this study was to determine the aspirations of women with endometriosis in terms of the management of their disease. We interviewed 32 women with confirmed endometriosis and asked them to discuss the potential benefits of the est…

As conservative surgery for endometriosis is a relatively new introduction to our hospital we felt it would be of value to audit our results and compare these with results from published series. We sent postal questionnaires to 104 patients…

(2000). Elevated CA125 levels in association with endometriosis. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 207-207.

Four cases are presented here of patients who had total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingooophorectomy for severe endometriosis. All were eventually placed on unopposed oestrogen replacement therapy, two immediately and the other…

Ten infertile women were diagnosed as having bilateral or unilateral proximal tubal occlusion in the presence of minimal to mild endometriosis. They were treated with GnRH analogue for 3 months. The aim was to assess the usefulness of thera…

The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of adenomyosis in women following endometrial resection who subsequently undergo hysterectomy. Out of 227 women who underwent endometrial resection 9.3% (21) subsequently had a hysterectomy…

A randomised study was undertaken comparing danazol 200 mg daily and medroxyprogesterone acetate 10 mg daily from days 16 to 25 in the management of menorrhagia. Twenty-three women were recruited to the study over a 12-month period. Eightee…

"Intestinal-ovarian fistula associated with endometriosis." Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 18(2), pp. 196–197

This study was designed to investigate the menstrual, psychosexual, psychological and somatic sequelae in a group of women who may be more prone to express regret following sterilisation. They were at a younger age, and all underwent postpa…

This is a retrospective study to assess the prevalence of continuing symptoms in women following a negative laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain. The case-notes of 347 laparoscopies were reviewed. Of the 189 laparoscopies in which the indica…

"Endometriosis of the abdominal wall: a clinical-pathologic contribution." Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 17(3), pp. 301–302

daily commencing on the 5th post-operative day for a total of 12 weeks. The patients completed a questionnaire on menopausal symptoms before commencing treatment (regarding symptoms prior to surgery), and at 4, 8 and 12 weeks following surg…

Of the first 500 women in Oxford to undergo transcervical resection of the endometrium, 101 (20%) have subsequently undergone hysterectomy. This study was undertaken to assess the reasons for failure of endometrial resection. An audit of th…

A group of 52 women following hysterectomy with conservation of one or both ovaries was compared with an age-matched control group attending with menstrual irregularity/menorrhagia, in terms of proportions of women with postmenopausal endoc…

Transport in vitro fertilisation (IVF) is an important development in assisted conception. We report our experience of transport IVF treatment from May 1993 to April 1996 at Arrowe Park Fertility Centre. A total of 74 patients were treated …