Innie Chen, University of Ottawa

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Ottawa profile.

Endometriosis Pain Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Appropriateness Of Surgery Health Care Utilization And Cost Hysterectomy Practice Patterns Social Determinants Of Health

Latest papers

Optimizing Outcomes: Perioperative Strategies for Patients With Chronic Pelvic Pain.
Clinical obstetrics and gynecology · 2026
Progestagens for pain symptoms associated with endometriosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025 · first author
Endometrial microbiome during early pregnancy among women with and without chronic endometritis: a pilot study.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025

All 43 publications

Latest funding

Does repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) reduce pain associated with endometriosis more effectively than a sham rTMS intervention? A randomized controlled trial.
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$600,000
Prediction of persistent post-operative pelvic pain in females with endometriosis to support targeted approaches to care.
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$100,000
The Canadian Hysterectomy Options Collaborative Evaluative Study (CHOiCES)
CIHR · 2016 · Nominated PI
$180,000

All 3 grants and awards

43 publications.

01

Optimizing Outcomes: Perioperative Strategies for Patients With Chronic Pelvic Pain.

Oshinowo AE, Attar R, Thompson R, Chen I, Kinson MS

Clinical obstetrics and gynecology2026

DOI: 10.1097/grf.0000000000001042 PMID: 42474257

02

Progestagens for pain symptoms associated with endometriosis.

Chen I, Kives S, Zakhari A, Nguyen DB, Goldberg HR, Choudhry AJ, Le AL, Kowalczewski E, Schroll JB

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews2025First author

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd002122.pub3 PMID: 41065045

03

Endometrial microbiome during early pregnancy among women with and without chronic endometritis: a pilot study.

Gao H, Lu N, Chen Y, Li G, Li H, Chen I, Black A, Gale J, Corsi DJ, Wang X, Connor K, Wen SW

Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2025

DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1615182 PMID: 40880628

04

Inverse association between dietary antioxidant intake and endometriosis among US women: A cross-sectional NHANES study.

Luo H, Li X, Lao T, Wen SW, Krewski D, Chen I, Shang H, Xie RH

European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2025.114535 PMID: 40555079

05

The Association Between Doula Care and Childbirth-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: The Mediating Role of Childbirth Experience.

Lai X, Chen J, Lu D, Wang L, Lu X, Chen I, Krewski D, Wen SW, Xie RH

Birth (Berkeley, Calif.)2025

DOI: 10.1111/birt.12874 PMID: 39297755

06

Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by the AAGL Practice Committee.

Chen I, Berman JM, Balk EM, Saldanha IJ, Kowalczewski E, Yi J, Zanotti S, Al Hilli M, Kho KA

Journal of minimally invasive gynecology2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2024.09.011 PMID: 39277104

07

Health Care Utilization by Patients With Chronic Pelvic Pain.

Green I, Briggs M, Encalada Soto D, Cole K, Wygant J, Burnett T, Zhu X, Chen I, Sangaralingam LR, Thao V

Obstetrics and gynecology2024

DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005595 PMID: 38696811

08

Validation of the Canadian Institute for Health Information Diagnostic Codes for Benign Gynaecologic Surgery.

Payne M, Bacal V, Bougie O, Nguyen V, Baier K, Gratton SM, Holubeshen Formerly Khair S, Medor MC, Mercier S, Choudhry AJ, Chen I

Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2023.102343 PMID: 38160795

09

Association Between Surgeon/Anesthesiologist Sex Discordance and 1-year Mortality Among Adults Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: A Population-based Retrospective Cohort Study.

Etherington C, Boet S, Chen I, Duffy M, Mamas MA, Bader Eddeen A, Bateman BT, Sun LY

Annals of surgery2024

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006111 PMID: 37791498

10

Combined oral contraceptive pill for primary dysmenorrhoea.

Schroll JB, Black AY, Farquhar C, Chen I

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd002120.pub4 PMID: 37523477

Does repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) reduce pain associated with endometriosis more effectively than a sham rTMS intervention? A randomized controlled trial.

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Op. Grant: NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Translational Research

Principal investigators: McLean, Linda; Chen, Innie

Keywords: Endometriosis; Pain; Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

$600,000

Prediction of persistent post-operative pelvic pain in females with endometriosis to support targeted approaches to care.

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: McLean, Linda

Keywords: Endometriosis; Pain Processing; Pelvic Pain; Quantitative Sensory Testing

$100,000

The Canadian Hysterectomy Options Collaborative Evaluative Study (CHOiCES)

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Chen, Innie; Cook, Jocelynn L; Thavorn, Kednapa

Keywords: Appropriateness Of Surgery; Health Care Utilization And Cost; Hysterectomy Practice Patterns; Social Determinants Of Health

$180,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2024

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Endometriosis Dear Professor Chen, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Optimizing Outcomes: Perioperative Strategies for Patients With Chronic Pelvic Pain." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Does repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) reduce pain associated with endometriosis more effectively than a sham rTMS intervention? A randomized controlled trial." (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Innie Chen

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Optimizing Outcomes: Perioperative Strategies for Patients With Chronic Pelvic Pain.

Progestagens for pain symptoms associated with endometriosis.

Endometrial microbiome during early pregnancy among women with and without chronic endometritis: a pilot study.

Inverse association between dietary antioxidant intake and endometriosis among US women: A cross-sectional NHANES study.

The Association Between Doula Care and Childbirth-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: The Mediating Role of Childbirth Experience.

Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by the AAGL Practice Committee.

Health Care Utilization by Patients With Chronic Pelvic Pain.

Validation of the Canadian Institute for Health Information Diagnostic Codes for Benign Gynaecologic Surgery.

Association Between Surgeon/Anesthesiologist Sex Discordance and 1-year Mortality Among Adults Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: A Population-based Retrospective Cohort Study.

Combined oral contraceptive pill for primary dysmenorrhoea.

Does repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) reduce pain associated with endometriosis more effectively than a sham rTMS intervention? A randomized controlled trial.

Prediction of persistent post-operative pelvic pain in females with endometriosis to support targeted approaches to care.

The Canadian Hysterectomy Options Collaborative Evaluative Study (CHOiCES)

Frequent collaborators

Daniel Krewski

Olga Bougie

Laura Hopkins

Shi Wen

Sarah Maheux-Lacroix

Kednapa Thavorn

Cole Etherington

Sukhbir Singh

Aisling Clancy

Amanda Black

Jenna Gale

Tien Le

Kednapa Thavorn

George Vilos

Sylvain Boet

Kristin Connor

Giulia Muraca

Nicholas Leyland

Ron Goeree

Gordon Blackhouse

Rebecca Auer

Mark Walker

Sarka Lisonkova

Monica Taljaard