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Although endometriosis could be associated with certain epithelial ovarian cancers and elevated serum cancer antigen (CA) 19-9 levels, it is difficult to diagnose endometriosis using this marker. We report an unusual case of endometriosis t…

ObjectiveTo reappraise the anatomic distribution of endometriosis lesions in cases with Superficial Implants (SI), Ovarian Endometrioma (OMA) and Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis (DIE).Materials and methodsA prospective observational study w…

ObjectivesWomen seeking sterilization are usually parous and have no major complains, such as pelvic pain. This could be a good model to indirectly assess the prevalence of endometriosis in the general population. Prevalence of endometriosi…

Minimal and mild endometriosis (stages I/II) is frequently identified in subfertile patients, especially in case of unexplained infertility. The impact of those lesions on fecundity is still debatted and they have been considered as paraphy…

Backgroundl’endometriose minime ou legere est frequemment identifiee chez les femmes hypofertiles, en particulier en cas de sterilite inexpliquee. L’impact de ces lesions sur la fertilite est des plus controverse, certains considerant ces l…

Endometriosis may affect adolescent girls. The scientific literature on endometriosis in adolescents is limited, and many aspects are still uncertain despite a growing number of related reports. The prevalence of endometriosis in adolescent…

A recent study indicated that left-handed women have more than twice the risk of developing breast cancer before reaching the menopause than right-handed women 1. As a potential explanation, the authors suggest the existence of a prenatal i…

L’endometriose peut toucher l’adolescente. La litterature scientifique concernant l’endometriose de l’adolescente est encore limitee, et divers aspects sont encore incertains, malgre un plus grand nombre de publications. La prevalence de l’…

Among endometriotic lesions a small proportion is secondary to various medical activities, and may be considered as iatrogenic. Any medical or surgical procedure increasing the menstrual flow or the retrograde flow bears a potential risk: c…

Journal de Gynecologie Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction - Vol. 32 - N° 8-C2 - p. 15-19

Coaching is a well-known terminology and an approach currently used, particularly in the worlds of company management and sport, but its use in the medical field appeared only recently. In the latter field, coaching bears behavioral and psy…

Ovarian endometrioma is not infrequently encountered in infertile patients. Its etiopathogeny, its relations with attributed symptoms and the recommanded treatment to apply, are still debated. Various therapeutic tools are available, such a…

The objective of this short review is to identify the particularities of women with endometriosis, especially those complaining of pain and with the most severe lesions. Genetic aberrations play, with a high probability, a major role in the…

Stage III endometriosis is defined by a r-AFS score respectively ranging from 16 to 40 and stage IV over 40. Deep pelvic endometriosis presents essentially in the form of a painful syndrome dominated by chronic pelvic painful, dysmenorrhea …

ObjectiveTo compare the efficacy of Dienogest versus Decapeptyl at 3.75 mg as consolidation therapy for surgery in the treatment of endometriosis.DesignMulticenter, open, randomized, parallel-group clinical trial.SettingVolunteer patients i…

The particularities of endometriosis were analyzed based upon a series of 40 cases of adolescents aged 11 to 19 years. It was possible to distinguish two entities: 1) endometriosis associated with an obstructive genital anomaly sometimes fo…

Medical treatment of endometriosis has been applied since 40 years. Its rational is based upon the hormone-dependency of the endometriotic lesions inducing a resting status. Adhesions, endometriomas or fibrous sequellae do not respond to me…

ObjectivesTo determine the effectiveness of a 6-month course of nafarelin in the treatment of stage III-IV endometriosis and to determine if pre-operative use of nafarelin facilitates surgery.DesignProspective, multicenter, clinical trial.S…

Since the initial description of endometriosis, several histogenetic theories have been put forward. Endometriosis has been attributed either to coelomic metaplasia, or to embryonic remnants or to the dissemination by various routes and sub…