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

Maternity statistics of England in 2020 showed rise in Caesarean Section (CS) rate to 31%. Some studies correlated adverse gynaecological symptoms e.g. menstrual irregularities and pelvic pain to 'niche' formation at CS scar site. Niche for…

The aim of this study was to investigate the reproductive profiles, metabolic parameters and cardiometabolic risk assessed by surrogate indexes in women with adenomyosis. Ninety-six premenopausal women who were diagnosed with adenomyosis by…

This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of NAC plus low dose contraceptive with low dose contraceptives alone. This was a randomised trial on a sample of women who underwent conservative laparoscopic surgery for ovarian endometrioma. …

This study aimed to investigate the effect of early inflammatory reaction on ovarian reserve of patients with ovarian endometriomas after laparoscopic cystectomy. Our retrospective case series included 112 patients with ovarian endometrioma…

The aim of the study was to investigate the association between Histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1), Sirtuin1 (SIRT1), and Sirtuin3 (SIRT3) single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and risk of endometriosis in South Indian women. A total of 300 sub…

Current clinical staging/grading schemes of endometriosis show poor correlation with clinical symptoms and histopathological confirmation is only in half of the clinically suspected endometriosis. In this study, done over an 8-year period, …

The present retrospective cohort study analysed data of couples with unexplained infertility who underwent two to three intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles. The inclusion criteria were age 20-40 years, failure to conceive for at least tw…

Luteinised unruptured follicle syndrome (LUFS) is a cause of infertility consisting in the unruptured of the dominant follicle after the LH-surge. In fact, during assisted reproductive treatments (ART) clomiphene citrate and letrozole are f…

The impact of Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on Italian Gynaecological Units practice and the compliance and satisfaction with available guidelines/recommendations is unknown. Therefore, a survey was conducted among all Italian Gynaecolo…

Adhesions are a common consequence of abdomino-pelvic surgery. Efficacy of available adhesion prevention agents is discussed controversially. Here, we used the adhesion barrier 4DryField PH: a powder, which is transformed into a barrier gel…

Elevated serum levels of cancer antigen 125 (CA125) are known to occur in adenomyosis. However, the relationship between the severity of adenomyosis and serum CA125 levels has not yet been elucidated. The present study aimed to examine the …

"Surgical management of ill-defined perineal endometriosis involving anal sphincter: a case report." Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 42(7), pp. 3376–3377 Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the autho…

This consensus statement has been developed by the Thai Interest Group for Endometriosis (TIGE) for use by Thai clinicians in the diagnosis and management of endometriosis. TIGE is a group of clinical and academic gynaecologists with a part…

Endometriosis is one of the most common chronic diseases of women. This study aimed to investigate the effect of sensate focus technique and sexual position changing on sexual function of women who used medical treatment for endometriosis. …

The aim of the study was to examine the severity of clinical symptoms of acute cystitis and the level bacteriuria in female patients who underwent to laparoscopic surgery followed by a postoperative administration of dienogest 2 mg and comb…

A retrospective cohort study was performed on patients diagnosed with endometrial adenocarcinoma (EC) during a 9-year period to investigate the impact of co-existing adenomyosis on patients with EC. Group A included women with EC and adenom…

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of coenzyme Q10 in the treatment of endometriosis rat models. Twenty seven Sprague Dawley rats were divided into four groups; Control Group (n = 7; Endometriosis group), Reference Group (n =…

We aimed to evaluate ultrasonography (US), colour Doppler US (CDUS) and sonoelastography (SEL) findings of histopathologically proven abdominal wall scar endometriosis in comparison with menstrual phases. A total of 24 female patients with …

"Uterosacral ligament plication can relieve 'idiopathic' chronic pelvic pain." Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp. 1–2

Endometriosis is one of the leading gynecological disorders in reproductive ages. About two-thirds of women with endometriosis experience chronic pelvic pain. There are different methods for the assessment of pain in endometriosis. One of t…

"A case of spontaneous bowel perforation in labour secondary to endometriosis." Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 41(6), pp. 988–989

Endometriosis is a common disease with an estimated prevalence between 5 and 15% in women of reproductive age (Giudice and Kao 2004). The most common anatomical sites of endometriosis are pelvic or...

There are multiple classifications in imaging and surgery of endometriosis and in this article, we offer a review of the main evaluation systems. The International Deep Endometriosis Analysis group consensus is the leading document for ultr…

Homocysteine is one of the components of follicular fluid (FF), so that any disruptions in its concentration may affect oocyte development. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between FF homocysteine concentration and em…