M 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…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of combined surgical-medical treatment on endometriosis progression in adolescents as measured by disease stage. DESIGN: Retrospective chart review. SETTING: Two academic medical centers. PARTICIPA…

OBJECTIVE: To review the incidence and diagnosis of endometriosis in adolescents and to evaluate the surgical and medical treatment options for this special population. STUDY DESIGN: Literature research. RESULTS: Endometriosis is the most c…

Obstructive anomalies of the female reproductive tract preclude the outflow of menstruation and may allow the collection of blood in the uterus and/or vagina and increase the likelihood of retrograde flow. These conditions occur in young wo…

Pelvic pain is a common symptom in the adolescent female. Acute pain may represent a life-threatening situation and torsion, ectopic pregnancy, and PID must be considered. For the young patient who presents with chronic pelvic pain, a multi…

OBJECTIVE: To review the impact of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRH-as) on bone mass in adolescents and options for GnRH-a with "add-back" for long-term therapy for adolescents with endometriosis not responding to conventional …

OBJECTIVE: To define the clinical presentation and follow-up of women found to have endosalpingiosis. METHODS: Subjects included for retrospective study were identified as having had a pathologic diagnosis of endosalpingiosis. Those subject…