AIM: To assess the cost-effectiveness of elagolix versus leuprolide acetate in women with moderate to severe endometriosis pain. METHODS: A Markov model was developed. The efficacy of leuprolide acetate was derived from statistical predicti…
Musculoskeletal fibromatosis remains a disease of unknown etiology. Surgical excision is the standard of care, but the recurrence rate remains high. Superficial fibromatosis typically presents as subcutaneous nodules caused by rapid myofibr…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the factors contributing to the elevated level of CA-125 in endometriosis and to study whether CA-125 assay is useful to identify women who require preoperative bowel preparation. METHODS: A total of 685 women unde…
OBJECTIVE: To assess the changes in the subpopulations of lymphocytes and in lymphocyte mitogenic activity in women with endometriosis receiving GnRH-agonist treatment. METHODS: Twenty-six women with advanced endometriosis from the National…