Marc R Laufer

No ORCID on file · 114 papers in corpus · active 1992-2026

Study types

  • article 82
  • review 13
  • other 7
  • book-chapter 6
  • letter 3

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 103
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 32
  • dysmenorrhea 14
  • infertility 6
  • dyspareunia 3
review 2011
Helping “Adult Gynecologists” Diagnose and Treat Adolescent Endometriosis: Reflections on My 20 Years of Personal Experience
Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2011.07.005
article 2011
Increased diagnostic accuracy of laparoscopy in endometriosis using indigo carmine: a new technique
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.12.017
article 2011
Norethindrone Acetate for Hormonal Suppression of Adolescent Endometriosis-Associated Pain
·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2011.01.013
article 2011
Obstructed hemivagina and ipsilateral renal anomaly (OHVIRA) syndrome with a single uterus
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.05.013
article 2011
Reply of the Authors
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.03.036
article 2011
Use of Norethindrone Acetate Alone for Postoperative Suppression of Endometriosis Symptoms
Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2011.09.013
article 2010
A prospective study of body size during childhood and early adulthood and the incidence of endometriosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deq039

BACKGROUND: An inverse association between adult body mass index (BMI) and risk of endometriosis has frequently been reported. However, the association between body size during childhood and early adulthood and endometriosis is not as well …

article 2010
Endometriomas in adolescents
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.02.018
book-chapter 2010
Endometriosis in Adolescents
·doi:10.5005/jp/books/11032_14
article 2010
Persistence of Endometriosis After Correction of an Obstructed Reproductive Tract Anomaly
·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2010.01.050
article 2010
Progression of Endometriosis in Non-medically Managed Adolescents: A Case Series
Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2010.08.002
article 2009
Electrodermal Measures of Jing-Well Points and Their Clinical Relevance in Endometriosis-Related Chronic Pelvic Pain
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) ·doi:10.1089/acm.2008.0597

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether electrodermal measures at Jing-Well acupuncture points, "indicator" points located at the tips of fingers and toes are associated with clinical measures in adolescent women with chronic pelvic pain. DESIGN: …

article 2009
Endometriomas in Adolescents
·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2009.01.048
article 2009
Endometriosis in a Patient with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome and Complete Uterine Agenesis: Evidence to Support the Theory of Coelomic Metaplasia
Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2009.02.010
review 2008
Current Approaches to Optimizing the Treatment of Endometriosis in Adolescents
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation ·doi:10.1159/000148027

Endometriosis can occur in adolescents and this patient group presents particular challenges in terms of differential diagnosis, variable presentation and symptoms, and choice of treatment. Early diagnosis is essential in order to decrease …

rct 2008
Japanese-style acupuncture for endometriosis-related pelvic pain in adolescents and young women: results of a randomized sham-controlled trial
Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2007.07.008

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess feasibility, and collect preliminary data for a subsequent randomized, sham-controlled trial to evaluate Japanese-style acupuncture for reducing chronic pelvic pain and improving health-related quality of life (HR…

article 2008
The Effect of Standard Medical-Surgical Intervention on the Progression of Endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2008.01.010
article 2007
Bone Density in Adolescents Treated with a GnRH Agonist and Add-Back Therapy for Endometriosis
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2007.04.008
article 2007
Endometriosis en adolescentes: avances en el tratamiento médico y quirúrgico
·doi:10.5867/medwave.2007.06.1261
article 2006
Adolescent Endometriosis-Related Pelvic Pain Treated with Acupuncture: Two Case Reports
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) ·doi:10.1089/acm.2006.12.317

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain in adolescents accounts for 10% of outpatient gynecology visits, and 70% of adolescent patients whose pelvic pain is unresponsive to initial therapy have endometriosis. To date, there has been no published re…

article 2006
Preservation of Bone Mineral Density in Adolescents Treated with GnRH Agonists and Add-Back Therapy for Endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2006.01.021
article 2005
Endometriosis in premenarcheal girls who do not have an associated obstructive anomaly
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.08.025
article 2005
Endometriosis in Premenarcheal Girls Who Do Not Have an Associated Obstructive Anomaly
·doi:10.1097/01.ogx.0000172385.42905.87

Approximately two thirds of adolescent girls with pelvic pain that does not respond to medical treatment have endometriosis. The authors present 5 premenarcheal girls having chronic pelvic pain for longer than 6 months and a negative gastro…

article 2005
Reply of the Authors
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.04.016
review 2003
Adolescent Endometriosis
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s1083-3188(03)00066-4