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Category Archives: Endo – causes
CPP and CBT
In the same edition of “The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist” (August 2011) a Scottish psychiatrist writes on “Medically Unexplained Gynaecological Symptoms” and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Aside from the new, and unfortunate, acronym – MUS – he suggests that uterine, vaginal … Continue reading
Endo & subfertility
Another item in “The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist” discusses endometriosis and subfertility (August, 2011). There is no doubt that there is a relationsip between endo and fertilty – but it does not look like a uniform relationship. Clearly women with grade … Continue reading
Posted in Endo - causes, Endo - subfertility
Tagged Endometriosis, Mr Martin Quinn, nerves, subfertility
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Pain during pregnancy
I saw a patient yesterday who was having her third labour induced at 36 weeks by a colleague because of severe and persistent pain. She had a difficult first labour complicated by induction, epidural, intravenous oxytocin and forceps delivery. It … Continue reading
Adolescent “endo”
In another report, 129 adolescent girls with endometriosis received progesterone for 11 months – with some positive effects in terms of relief fo pain. The mechanism may be through reductions in blood flow. Side effects included headache, nausea, hot flushes … Continue reading
Alternative “endo”
The role of alternative treatments in endo is unclear. Given that conventional treatment has little impact on injuries to autonomic nerves, there may be a case for wider use of alternative treatments. Particularly – in nulliparous women who are having … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative treatment, colonotherapy, Endometriosis, Mr Martin Quinn
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Endometriosis in BJOG
The editor of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Professor Phil Steer, was kind enough to publish a brief note on the causes of gynaecology in the UK this month in response to an important (technical) article on MR … Continue reading
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Tagged Endometriosis, MR imaging, Mr Martin Quinn, surgical TOP, vaginal delivery
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Endo in China 1
Endometriosis is common in China. No figures but pelvic pain is the commonest reason for women to attend the gynaecological clinic. BUT it’s distribution is entirely different from that in the UK. As a consequence of the “one-child policy” many … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Endometriosis, Mr Martin Quinn, STOP
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