In 1999, Dr Susan Treloar and colleagues conducted a landmark twin study in Australia and reported their estimate of 51% for the heritability of endometriosis. This important result led several …
While endometriosis is thought to be a heterogeneous disease, the pathophysiologic heterogeneity across the three visualized lesion macrophenotypes (i.e., superficial peritoneal endometriosis(SPE) lesions, endometriomas, and deep lesions) remains unclear.
This study aimed to assess whether the presence of endometriosis and/or adenomyosis on advanced ultrasound accounts for variations in quality of life. Our secondary objective was to examine potential determinants …
A growing body of literature has revealed that patients with endometriosis are at an increased risk for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Endometriosis is a heterogeneous disease …
Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS) is a common source of chronic pelvic pain. The aim of this study was to determine the gynecologic comorbidities associated with bladder pain in the …
Background/Objectives: This study assessed whether endometriosis is associated with an increased risk of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorders and investigated if assisted reproductive technology (ART) further increases the risk in …
Background: Endometriosis is a chronic estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease estimated to affect up to 190 million women of reproductive age worldwide based on clinical and population-based estimates, although only 22.3 million …
Background and objectives Diagnosis and treatment of infertility, mostly sought at tertiary facilities, contribute to substantial out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE). This study estimated OOPE among couples seeking care for endometriosis, male …
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting 2-10% of reproductive-aged women, most commonly presenting with pelvic pain and subfertility. While its impact on reproductive health is increasingly recognized, the vaginal …
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease presenting with debilitating symptoms strongly impacting patients' quality of life (QoL). Assessing QoL is crucial for understanding the full patient experience beyond clinical symptoms. …