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

"Concerning the article ‘aromatherapy intervention on anxiety and pain during first stage labour in nulliparous women: a systematic review and meta-analysis’." Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 41(7), p. 1180

Endometrial cancer is the most frequently diagnosed gynecological tumour. Transvaginal ultrasound has a leading role in the preoperative evaluation of endometrial cancer patients. The study aimed to identify factors that can worsen the diag…

This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and adverse effects of dienogest for the treatment of endometriomas. Dienogest (2 mg/day) was administered to patients with endometrioma continuously through the 6-month study period. The patients w…

Endometriotic ovarian cysts are one of the more common gynecological disorders found in reproductive-aged and infertile women. The aim of this review is to summarise information regarding the effect of surgical treatment of endometrioma on …

The incidence of twin pregnancy with adenomyosis (AD) is increasing due to advanced maternal age and infertility treatment. We retrospectively analysed the data of 45 dichorionic twin pregnancies complicated with AD in contrast to a control…

In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between the level of hematological parameters and the presence and stage of endometriosis. We included medical records of patients diagnosed with endometriosis (endometriosis group…

Endometriosis is a debilitating chronic disease that affects 10% of the general female population, with a frequency of 38% in infertile women. This review aims to provide an overview of the impact of endometriosis on different aspects of re…

Endometriosis is a common gynaecologic disorder; it occurs most commonly in the pelvic cavity, less in extrapelvic regions (Benagiano et al. 2014). Thoracic or mediastinal endometriosis is a rare f...

Hysterosalpingo-foam sonography (HyFoSy) is considered an acceptable alternative for hysterosalpingography (HSG). By combining HyFoSy with two and three-dimensional (2D and 3D) ultrasound and hysterosonography, a complete fertility work-up …

This study was designed to determine the rates of reoperation following laparoscopic management of endometriosis, with additional aims to examine long-term fertility and quality of life outcomes. This is a retrospective study and a prospect…

We conducted a prospective randomised controlled trial to explore the efficacy of clomiphene citrate (CC) and Letrozole (LTZ) for improving fecundity in infertile women with minimal to mild endometriosis after operative laparoscopy. We foun…

Bowel or intestinal endometriosis is estimated to affect 5-37% of women with deep infiltrative endometriosis (DIE), especially in the rectum and recto-sigmoid junction. However, there are no current guidelines or consensus regarding safest …

We performed a retrospective cohort study, namely "Surgery and ART for Endometriomas" (SAFE) trial (Clinical Trial ID: NCT03717870), including women who underwent laparoscopic cystectomy for endometrioma before first IVF and compared their …

Chemerin and resistin are two adipocytokines involved in inflammatory processes that may paly a role in the development of endometriosis. The purpose of the current study was to examine the levels of chemerin and resistin in the follicular …

"Re: The effect of new cross linked hyaluronan gel on quality of life of patients after deep infiltrating endometriosis surgery: a randomised controlled pilot study." Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 42(1), pp. 178–179

Peritoneal inclusion cysts, which are also known as ‘peritoneal mesothelial cysts’ and ‘residual ovarian syndrome’, often form in the peritoneum or the pelvis after surgery or as a result of endome...

Endometrial cancer (EC) can coexist with gynaecological diseases including adenomyosis which can be defined as the location of endometrial cells within the myometrium. Our aim was to clarify the impact of adenomyosis on the clinical and sur…

We planned this experimental study to investigate the effect of carbamazepine (CMZ) on the endometriotic implants. Rats were randomised into four groups after endometriosis surgery. Drinking water was given to the sham group, 0.2 mg/kg oest…

Endometriosis is an oestrogen-dependent chronic disease, which is commonly regarded as a disease of reproductive-aged women. We aimed to evaluate the sexual function with Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) in women with endometriosis who r…

The aim of the present study was to determine the incidence of unexpected gynaecological malignancies in patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign indications and to evaluate their clinical characteristics. Data from 6448 cases who had un…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of endometrioma on oocyte morphology and fertility outcome in intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)cycles. The study material was obtained from 114 ICSI cycles of infertile women age…

Adenomyosis is a common gynaecological condition that is characterised by the abnormal presence of endometrial glands and stroma within the myometrium (Struble et al. 2016). Rarely, adenomyosis ser...

Endometriosis, defined as the presence of functional endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, presents mainly with pelvic pain and infertility. Acute abdominal pain in non-pregnant patients with endometriosis might be minimised as a t…

The Endometriosis Health Profile-30 (EHP-30) is focusing on the effect of endometriosis symptoms upon health-related quality of life. The aim of this study was to pre-test and culturally adapt the Swedish version of EHP-30. Eighteen Swedish…

The present review aims to analyse the current data available on the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of the minimally invasive surgical (MIS) treatment of diaphragmatic endometriosis (DE). Through the use of PubMed and Google Scholar …