Marc R Laufer

BACKGROUND: Modeling early endometrial differentiation is a crucial step towards understanding the divergent pathways between normal and ectopic endometrial development as seen in endometriosis. METHODS: To investigate these pathways, mouse…

completed the study per protocol. Participants in the active acupuncture group (n 5 9) experienced an average 4.8 (SD 5 2.4) point reduction on a 11 point scale (62%) in pain af-ter 4 weeks, which differed significantly from the control gro…

Endometriosis often begins during adolescence. Appropriate management includes prompt initiation of therapy and long-term maintenance therapy. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists are commonly used second-line therapy for patients…

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether add-back therapy with norethindrone acetate or norethindrone acetate plus conjugated equine estrogens is superior to maintain bone health in adolescents and young women using gonadotropin-releasing hormone agoni…

OBJECTIVE: To standardize the recording of surgical phenotypic information on endometriosis and related sample collections obtained at laparoscopy, allowing large-scale collaborative research into the condition. DESIGN: An international co…

OBJECTIVE: To harmonize standard operating procedures (SOPs) and standardize the recording of associated data for collection, processing, and storage of human tissues relevant to endometriosis. DESIGN: An international collaboration involvi…

OBJECTIVE: To harmonize the collection of nonsurgical clinical and epidemiologic data relevant to endometriosis research, allowing large-scale collaboration. DESIGN: An international collaboration involving 34 clinical/academic centers and …

OBJECTIVE: To harmonize standard operating procedures (SOPs) and standardize the recording of associated data for collection, processing, and storage of fluid biospecimens relevant to endometriosis. DESIGN: An international collaboration in…

Abstract Pain due to pelvic pathology in children and adolescents is often described as abdominal pain, and frequently coexists with gastrointestinal symptoms due to neuronal cross talk and viscero-viscero or viscero-somatic convergence of …

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review will empower the primary care provider (PCP) to evaluate, manage, and refer as needed adolescents with dysmenorrhea and/or chronic pelvic pain (CPP) who are suspected to have endometriosis. RECENT FINDINGS: En…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is commonly found in adolescents with an obstructed reproductive tract and has been reported to always regress after correction. This study highlights 5 patients who had persistent pain and a diagnosis of endometri…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Endometriosis is increasingly being recognized and diagnosed in adolescents. As a result of this earlier diagnosis, treatment with agents like gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) begins earlier and may last lon…