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Office hysteroscopy may be performed without anaesthesia. Endometrial biopsy can be performed during hysteroscopy. Antalgics or other treatment to reduce discomfort are not indicated. Prophylactic antibiotics are not indicated. Diagnostic v…

OBJECTIVE: Ovarian endometrioma recurrence is frequent. Conventional treatment of ovarian endometrioma is by surgical cystectomy. We proposed an alternative medical treatment for recurrent ovarian endometrioma: cyst aspiration followed by i…

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to compare morbidity for women undergoing laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy (LAVHO) and vaginal hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy without laparoscopic assistanc…

The authors report the results of a retrospective series concerning 121 patients who presented abnormal uterine bleeding resistant to progestogen therapy. These patients were adenomyosis carriers and who underwent loop endometrial ablation.…

OBJECTIVE: To compare laparoscopic surgery using insufflation of carbon dioxide gas with laparoscopic surgery using abdominal wall retractor in gynecology. SETTING: University hospital. DESIGN: Prospective randomized study. MATERIAL AND …

OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of hepatic endometriosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT: A 34-year-old woman with a 2-year history of cyclic right subcostal pain. INTERVENTIONS: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone …

Pelvic adhesions may be responsible for pelvic pain, at least partially, in the following conditions: sequelae of past infection, chronic active inflammatory state, endometriosis, post-operative adhesions. The problem in the presence of adh…

Endometrious may be located in many parts of the body which are not limited to the pelvic region. While the classical theory of menstrual reflux easily accounts for the genital locations, other theories, notably metaplasia, have been propou…