Endometriosis

Impact of opioids in women with endometriosis

November 25, 2020

The risk of opioid use after endometriosis diagnosis is significantly greater in patients who used opioids before diagnosis, according to a retrospective analysis of data from a large health database.

Gynecologic benignities causing obstructive uropathy

November 16, 2020

Because obstructive uropathy due to gynecologic benignities is an extremely rare, difficult, and challenging life-threatening condition, physicians should always consider the existence of uropathy.

Postoperative outcomes after surgery for deep endometriosis of sacral plexus

November 12, 2020

Laparoscopic management of deep endometriosis involving the sacral roots and the sciatic nerve improves patient symptoms and overall quality of life, according to a retrospective case series.

Factors to consider for fertility surgery with endometriosis

November 09, 2020

With patient-centered care being the mantra of 21st-century medicine, the decision to proceed with fertility surgery in women with endometriosis should be based on the individual patient, her reproductive expectations, her specific disease pattern, her support, family network, and available health care resources.

Effect on endometriosis recurrence with postoperative hormonal suppression

October 14, 2020

“As surgeons, our primary goal is to make patients feel better and we often accomplish this by surgically treating endometriosis,” said co-author Ally Murji, MD, MPH, an associate professor of ob/gyn at the University of Toronto and Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada.

Study links focal adenomyosis and primary infertility

September 17, 2020

A new study by French investigators shows that adenomyosis confined to the outer myometrium is associated with primary infertility—but not more diffuse disease.

Voiding dysfunction after colorectal surgery for endometriosis

August 28, 2020

Self-catheterization for over 1 month occurred in 13.6% of surgical cases, mainly after segmental colorectal resection.

Laparoscopic excision of endometriosis nodule of the rectum

August 24, 2020

Presented by Kristen Pepin, MD, and Jon I. Einarsson, MD, PhD, MPH Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston

How fibroblast/hormone interactions affect endometrial function

August 21, 2020

A genome-wide analysis sheds light on how hormone response in endometrial cells affects endometrial function.

Impact of endometrioma and bilaterality on IVF/ICSI cycles

August 17, 2020

Researchers sought to investigate the effects of endometrioma and the impact of bilaterality on in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcomes.