A precise understanding of pelvic neurovascular anatomy is essential for minimizing complications during advanced gynecological and pelvic surgery. Retroperitoneal dissection requires a clear appreciation of spatial relationships between vascular, neural, …
Endometriosis (EMs) is characterized by dysregulated persistence and enhanced invasiveness of ectopic endometrial cells. Current treatment strategies remain limited by high recurrence rates and considerable adverse effects. Although iron overload …
Bowel dysfunction is a common and debilitating condition affecting patients with endometriosis. Despite the extent of surgery, symptoms may persist or arise, often overlapping with low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) …
This prose poem explores a nonbinary and transmasculine experience with total hysterectomy salpingectomy/ooporectomy as a gender-affirming procedure as well as treatment for stage four endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and multiple …
Pregnant women, as well as patients with endometriosis and some ovarian tumors, may experience a state of high estrogen levels. However, the role of high estrogen in platelet function and …
To examine (1) group differences in executive functioning, disease burden, occupational balance and quality of life between women with endometriosis and healthy controls; (2) associations between pain-related and psychological disease …
Endometriosis is a steroid-dependent gynecologic disease characterized by progesterone (P4) resistance, subfertility/infertility, and pelvic pain; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying impaired P4 responsiveness in endometriosis tissue are not fully understood. …
Obturator nerve compression is an uncommon cause of groin and medial thigh pain. Ganglion cysts extending into the obturator foramen are rare and usually managed via open or orthopaedic approaches. …
Although pain, poor quality of life and symptoms of anxiety and depression are common in people with endometriosis, consumer views regarding supportive care needs are limited. Using a descriptive phenomenological …
Long non-coding RNA Urothelial carcinoma-associated 1 (UCA1) is a pivotal regulator in the progression of endometriosis (EMs), yet its mechanistic role remains elusive. This study identified UCA1 as a factor …