Schweppe KW

Objective The objective of this revised official guideline, published by the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG) and coordinated in the joint guidelines program of the DGGG, the Austrian Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics…

TARGET GROUP: Physicians interested in endometriosis and infertility as well as medical teams in reproductive medicine and endometriosis centers. OBJECTIVE: A practical guide for clinical decision-making. This guide was compiled by the wor…

PURPOSE: The surgical treatment of endometriosis, which is routinely performed by minimally invasive approach, is developing towards an increasing complexity in deep endometriosis. While RAS appears to be gaining importance, there are few r…

Introduction After puberty, at least 10% of all women and girls suffer from endometriosis. Surgery is useful for both the diagnosis and therapy. To date, quality indicators for the surgical treatment of endometriosis are lacking. QS ENDO ai…

Endometriosis represents nowadays a real burden for the patients as well as for the physicians, as it requires surgical and/or medical treatment, often long - termed and repeated. Moreover, the high costs necessary to diagnose and treat end…

A comparison of the surgical and medical approach to endometriosis in Europe and the United States reveals similar management strategies for the disease. Although scientific data indicate that laparoscopy alone is not a reliable method of d…

The ENZIAN-Score is presented as a new instrument to classify the deep infiltrating endometriosis. Especially the retroperitoneal part of the severe endometriosis is focussed on. In analogy to an oncological staging four different stages ar…

Today GnRH-Analogues are the most effective substances for the regression of endometriosis and endometriosis related complaints. In combination with add-back medication the treatment is effective with only few tolerable side effects. The di…

The medical treatment of endometriosis needs to be optimized. Therapeutic management strategies of endometriosis-associated pain or recurrent disease is primarily aimed at downregulating the ovarian function or at antagonizing the effect of…

Die Differenzialdiagnose der Endometriose ist schwierig, es gibt keine pathognomonischen Symptome, ihre Ursachen sind unbekannt, ihr Fortschreiten ist variationsreich und nur unvollständig geklärt. Das Beschwerdebild hängt von der Lokalisat…

Progestins are used for the treatment of endometriosis and endometriosis related complains in low dosages since more than four decades. Progestins induce incomplete regression of endometriotic implants only, they have a high recurrence rate…

Oral progestins have been used for the treatment of endometriosis and endometriosis-associated complaints for more than 40 years. The mechanism of action on the menstrual cycle is well understood; however, the mechanism of action on endomet…

Endometriosis and infertility are frequently associated. There is controversy in the literature about the causal correlation. There is no doubt, that progressed disease causes infertility by mechanical disturbances of the reproductive organ…

Endometriosis is a chronic benign proliferative disease with high risk of recurrences, despite of medical and/or surgical treatment. The variation and severity of symptoms reduce the quality of life, the ability of working and the sexual be…

Add-back hormone replacement therapy has been shown to alleviate some of the hypo-oestrogenic side effects associated with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonists, including demineralisation of bone. Studies on patients with uterine fibroi…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Goserelin (Zoladex depot; ICI Pharmaceuticals, Macclesfield, Cheshire, United Kingdom) in the treatment of endometriosis. DESIGN: Open study. SETTING: Eleven centers in Germany and 1…

To evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerance of the GnRH-analogue Buserelin in the treatment of endometriosis, we started a non-comparative study of 52 patients with various stages of endometriosis. The dosage of 900 mcg/d was administere…