OBJECTIVES To determine whether electrodermal measures at Jing-Well acupuncture points, "indicator" points located at the tips of fingers and toes are associated with clinical measures in adolescent women with chronic pelvic pain. DESIGN The design of this study was a randomized sham-controlled trial. Analyses of electrodermal measures were based on longitudinal, multivariable analyses using ...

OBJECTIVE There is a consensus on the need for a more thorough assessment of outcome of RA from the perspective of those who experience the disease. Our objective was to assess the health- related quality of life (HR-QOL) of RA patients by the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), the measurement of subjective experienced distress. METHODS One hundred and nineteen consecutive out-patients were cro...

BACKGROUND In a university hospital setting, a 25-year-old woman presented with large vaginal and cervical polyps. Past medical history was significant for stage IV endometriosis. Polypectomy was performed and the polyps were histologically consistent with endometriosis. Gene expression was compared with control vaginal tissue to assess if the altered gene expression profile was similar to peri...

Background: Endometriosis is a major problem and it affects millions of women worldwide. Its prevalence comparable to that diabetes hypertension. 10% the reproductive age gets affected by i.e 176 million are being with Endometriosis. It group between 26 35 years. Objectives: To assess knowledge regarding endometriosis wellbeing among diagnosed endometriosis. Methods: A descriptive study was con...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the subjective theories illness in patients with fibroids and endometriosis, identify potential factors influencing them. Methodology: Participating were recruited via three specialized centers for endometriosis. To assess their concerning cause illness, we used a questionnaire based on revised Illness Perceptions Questionnaire (IPQ-R). We also...

Purpose of this study was to develop a Croatian version of the Oral Health Impact Profile questionnaire (OHIP--CRO49), following the accepted cross-cultural adaptation technique guidelines. The original version was translated by using a forward-backward translation method. The psychometric properties of the OHIP-CRO49 were tested. To test the construct validity 163 randomly selected subjects an...

BACKGROUND Menstrual morbidity plays a significant role in adolescent females' lives. There are no studies to date reporting such data from menstrual health education programs in schools. AIMS The aim of our study was to report results from an audit of a menstrual health and endometriosis education program in secondary schools and observe age patterns of young women presenting for menstrual m...

Study ObjectiveWe performed a long-term follow-up to quantify the impairment of sexual quality life (SQL) and health-related QL (HRQL) in sexually active women after laparoscopic excision deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE).DesignProspective case-control study.SettingHospital Clinic Barcelona.PatientsA total 193 patients (after dropout exclusions) were divided into 2 groups: one hundred twent...