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Endometriosis is a condition that often leads to a variety of symptoms that range from pain complaints to infertility. Endometriosis is also found in women who are asymptomatic. The diagnosis of endometriosis can be made clinically with rel…
ObjectiveTo develop recommendations for the medical and surgical care of women who present with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and are likely to have endometriosis as the underlying cause.DesignAn expert panel comprised of practicing gynecologis…
ObjectiveTo correlate the diagnosis of endometriosis in lesions excised at laparoscopy with pathologic diagnosis.DesignProspective study.SettingU.S. government research hospital.Patient(s)Women with chronic pelvic pain thought to be due to …
Endometriosis is a common condition for which a number of treatments have been proposed. Medical treatments are based on the hormonal responsiveness of endometriosis implants. These therapies include progestins (with or without estrogens), …
OBJECTIVE: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a disorder that has a significant impact on the patient's quality of life. Laparoscopic diagnosis can be disappointing, and recurrence is common after surgical treatment. A symptom-based algorithmic a…
OBJECTIVE: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a disorder that has a significant impact on the patient's quality of life. Laparoscopic diagnosis can be disappointing, and recurrence is common after surgical treatment. A symptom-based algorithmic a…
Endometriosis is a common disease that affects a large number of women throughout the world. Whereas in the past laparoscopy was commonly used for the diagnosis and treatment of women with endometriosis and pelvic pain, recent studies have …
Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia Correspondence: Craig A. Winkel, MD, MBA, Professor and Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3PHC, Georgetown University School of Medicine, GUMC, 3800…
For the most part, gynecologists are actually unaware of the issues involving surrogate versus quality of life outcomes, the "deceptive practice of medicine" and the true incidence of complications as they relate to the standard of care. An…
Additional complexity has been added to the healthcare decision-making process by the socioeconomic constraints of the industry and a population that is increasingly educated about healthcare. As a result, decisions balanced on the basis of…
Preview Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists will have a significant impact on the practice of medicine in the 1990s. These agents will likely be given to increasing numbers of patients, and primary care physicians themselves may …
Use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists produces a transient increase and subsequent long-term reduction in concentrations of pituitary hormones, resulting in gonadal hormone suppression. This reversible suppression is useful …
Miniature ultrasound transducers (12.5 MHz) housed in 9 Fr catheters were passed through a laparoscope or mediastinoscope to image a variety of normal and abnormal structures within the peritoneal cavity and mediastinum in 20 patients. Thes…
Peritoneal macrophages (PM) were obtained by peritoneal dialysis from a regularly menstruating woman with renal failure. Macrophages (10(6) cells) were incubated at 37 degrees C for various periods of time (0-4 hr) in the presence of 14C-an…