Decisions about healthcare funding and delivery in Aotearoa New Zealand, as well as the monitoring of health service performance and outcomes, are driven by readily available data, in particular from …
Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) encompasses a heterogeneous group of debilitating conditions including interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), chronic abacterial prostatitis, endometriosis, and pelvic congestion syndrome, among others. Despite advances …
Procedural pain and pre-procedural anxiety are the most frequently cited barriers to acceptability and completion of outpatient hysteroscopy. Virtual reality (VR) offers immersive patient education, but clinical adoption has been …
Robot-assisted surgery (RAS) has increasingly been adopted for hysterectomy in France, but its impact on hospital performance according to institutional expertise remains incompletely understood. We evaluated clinical outcomes and hospital …
Endometriosis frequently involves the ovaries. Surgical management of endometriomas traditionally includes cystectomy, electrocoagulation, or ablative techniques. Ethanol sclerotherapy has emerged as a low-cost, time-efficient alternative. When performed laparoscopically, it allows …
Endometriosis is a widespread gynecological disorder causing severe pain and infertility, with diagnosis currently relying on slow, costly, and risky laparoscopy. This highlights the critical need for non-invasive imaging diagnostics …
Endometriosis is a common gynecological disorder characterized by the growth of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity, leading to chronic inflammation, pelvic pain, and infertility. Reliable mouse models are essential …
A woman in her 30s was admitted with 6 months of progressive shortness of breath and cyclical bilateral pleuritic chest pain associated with heavy, painful menstruation. She had a history …
Endometriosis is a chronic estrogen-dependent condition affecting women of reproductive age and commonly presents with dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic pain, dyspareunia, and infertility. In a substantial proportion of patients, pain persists …
Catamenial pneumothorax is an uncommon manifestation of thoracic endometriosis syndrome, usually associated with small right-sided diaphragmatic fenestration. We report an extreme presentation in a woman in her late 40s who …