British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Br J Obstet Gynaecol
· ISSN (print) 0306-5456
· 223 papers in corpus
other
1998
review
1998
observational
1998
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether asymmetry exists in the left- and right-handed distribution of ovarian cystic lesions in a large series of women with endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective evaluation of a case series. SETTING: Tertiary ca…
case-report
1998
meta-analysis
1998
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a prevalence estimate for chronic pelvic pain in women in the United Kingdom by analysing published data. DESIGN: Systematic review of published papers. SETTING: The general population or hospitals in the United Kingd…
observational
1998
In approximately 25% of uterine cervices there are bundles of smooth muscle in the immediate submucosa of the endocervix usually in the region of the transformation zone. They are morphologically and immunohistochemically different from the…
observational
1998
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether ultrasound detection of vault haematoma can be used as a predictor of post-operative morbidity following vaginal hysterectomy. DESIGN: Prospective observational study of consecutive cases of vaginal hysterectom…
other
1998
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of thermal balloon therapy for menorrhagia. DESIGN: Prospective, observational study. SETTING: Fifteen centres in Canada and Europe. POPULATION: Two hundred and ninety-six eligible women for…
rct
1997
OBJECTIVE: To compare endometrial laser ablation (ELA) with transcervical resection of the endometrium (TCRE) in the treatment of menorrhagia. DESIGN: Randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Gynaecology department of a large teaching hospit…
rct
1997
OBJECTIVES: To compare medical with hysteroscopic management in women referred to a gynaecologist complaining of heavy menstrual loss. DESIGN: Single-centre randomised trial. SETTING: A teaching hospital in the United Kingdom. PARTICIPAN…
other
1997
other
1997
other
1997
observational
1997
OBJECTIVE: Despite the increasing popularity of endometrial resection for the treatment of menstrual problems, the long term sequelae of this procedure are poorly recognised. As diagnostic hysteroscopy following endometrial resection is fre…
observational
1997
This case-controlled study investigates whether the presence of menstrual characteristics, which may increase the exposure of the peritoneal cavity to retrograde menstruation, increases the risk of developing endometriosis. The menstrual ch…
other
1997
OBJECTIVE: Laparoscopic procedure with excision of deep fibrotic endometriotic nodules of the rectovaginal septum and histological study of the lesions. SETTING: An academic teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS: A series of 500 women undergoin…
other
1997
diagnostic-accuracy
1997
OBJECTIVE: To show that in patients with endometriosis a 6 kD polypeptide, the tumour-associated trypsin inhibitor (TATI), can occur at elevated concentrations in serum. DESIGN: In a prospective study TATI serum levels were assessed prior …
other
1997
meta-analysis
1997
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the literature on contraindications contained in pharmaceutical data sheets of five currently available oestrogen replacement preparations (HRT). These contraindications include cardiovascular disease, diabetes, liver…
other
1997
rct
1996
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of goserelin and danazol prior to endometrial laser ablation and assess different dosage regimens. DESIGN: A prospective open randomised trial. SETTING: Specialist unit in minimal access gynaecologi…
rct
1996
Add-back hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can alleviate the undesirable hypo-oestrogenic effects of the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists, including loss in bone mineral content. However, this approach presents a dilemma in p…
rct
1996
other
1996