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Exploring women's experiences of informational support provided by gynaecologists in endometriosis care: a qualitative study.

Endometriosis affects approximately one in seven women in Australia and is associated with substantial physical, psychological and social impacts. Informational support is critical for enabling informed decision-making and fostering women's …

Beyond listening: Social media as support, story, and influence in the endometriosis experience.

Social media has emerged as a valuable source of patient-generated data, offering insights into the lived experiences of individuals with endometriosis. While social listening research provides important perspectives on pain, …

Endometriosis and elite sports: a blind spot in research.

Consumer-driven approach to determining health research priorities: what matters most to people living in rural Australia?

Rural, regional and remote (henceforth 'rural') communities face unique health challenges, including limited access to health care, workforce shortages, and higher disease burden. Consumer and community involvement is essential for …

Exploring Short-Acting Hormonal Contraceptives in Endometriosis Care-A Narrative Review and Evidence-Based Practical Considerations.

Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent inflammatory condition affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age and manifesting with pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, fatigue, and infertility. First-line treatment in most patients …

How can we value what is not measured: the need for better data on women's health and primary care.

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 …

Evidence-based recommendations for advancing the chronic pelvic pain syndrome management by the paradigm change from reactive symptom suppression to proactive 3PM-guided patient-centered care.

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 …

The Phendo Project: How FemTech Is Advancing Endometriosis Research and Women's Health.

FemTech continues to evolve and advance despite persistent research and funding gaps. In this News and Perspectives article, JMIR Correspondent Jenny Castillo Cato reports on an innovative, cross-disciplinary research project …

Study on the role of miR-433-3p in the occurrence and development of endometriosis.

This study aims to characterize the expression pattern and biological functions of miR-433-3p in endometriosis. Eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissues were collected from endometriosis patients, and the expression level of …

A transcriptomics-based computational drug repurposing pipeline identifies simvastatin and primaquine as therapeutics for endometriosis.

Endometriosis has limited treatment options, prompting the search for data-driven therapeutics. We previously used a transcriptomics-based computational drug repositioning pipeline and identified several drug candidates. Fenoprofen, our top in silico …