Marc R. Laufer

ObjectiveTo report the technique and outcome of laparoscopy in endometriosis using indigo carmine.DesignCase report.SettingTertiary care center.Patient(s)Twenty-nine-year-old nulligravid woman with a history of endometriosis and left unicor…

ObjectiveTo describe an unusual case of obstructed hemivagina and ipsilateral renal anomaly (OHVIRA) syndrome with a single uterus.DesignCase report.SettingMajor academic medical center.Patient(s)A 12-year-old girl with OHVIRA syndrome.Inte…

Study objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of norethindrone acetate (NA) as single-agent hormonal therapy for suppression of endometriosis symptoms in adolescents and young adults.DesignRetrospective study.SettingTwo academic …

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 …

ObjectiveTo report a rare presentation of bilateral endometriomas in an adolescent and describe characteristics of endometriomas.DesignCase report.SettingMajor academic medical center.Patient(s)An 18-year-old G0 presented with an incidental…

BackgroundEndometriosis is considered a progressive disease that can cause chronic pelvic pain and infertility. A combined medical-surgical approach is the best method to slow the progression of endometriosis. Adolescents who are not mainta…

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: …

BackgroundThere are many hypotheses regarding the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Most theories, including retrograde menstruation, require the existence of a uterine structure and endometrial tissue. We report endometriosis with the absence…

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 …

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…

Study objectiveTo evaluate the bone density of adolescents with endometriosis treated with a GnRH-agonist and "add-back" therapy with norethindrone acetate.DesignRetrospective chart review.SettingPediatric gynecology clinic at a tertiary ca…

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…

ObjectiveTo identify endometriosis as a cause of chronic pelvic pain in premenarcheal girls without an obstructive anomaly of the reproductive tract.DesignA case series.SettingTertiary-care academic pediatric hospital.Patient(s)Five premena…

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…

ObjectivesTo review the etiologies, diagnosis, and treatment options of adolescent endometriosis.MethodsReview of publications relating to adolescent endometriosis.ResultsEndometriosis occurs in adolescents as young as 8 years of age; furth…