The American journal of managed care

OBJECTIVES: One in 5 people in the United States lives with chronic pain. Many patients with chronic pain experience a subset of specific co-occurring pain conditions that may share a common pain mechanism and that have been designated as c…

Managing premenstrual symptoms at the most fundamental level necessitates careful consideration of female reproductive biology. Inhibiting ovulation using hormonal agents is a reasonable approach for reducing premenstrual symptoms, but the …

Although laparoscopy has been considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of endometriosis, it often fails to detect the disease and provide lasting pain relief. Motivated by concerns for patient well-being, treatment efficacy, and cost …

Additional complexity has been added to the healthcare decision-making process by the socioeconomic constraints of the industry and a population that is increasingly educated about healthcare. As a result, decisions balanced on the basis of…

CONTEXT: Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) is a significant cost burden for payers in the US healthcare system because hysterectomy, the common curative treatment, is associated with high hospitalization costs. OBJECTIVE: To determine t…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and cost of endometriosis-related hospitalizations based on the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP-3). STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective analysis based …

Chronic pelvic pain is a condition that affects one in seven women of reproductive age in the United States. Direct and indirect medical costs associated with this condition are estimated to be more than $3 billion annually before factoring…