Craig A. Winkel

In Brief BACKGROUND Endometriosis, arising de novo, is believed to be uncommon in women who have undergone bilateral tubal ligation because the occluded tube prevents outflow of blood and menses. CASE A woman 10-year status-post bilateral t…

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: About 400,000 laparoscopies are performed each year for chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and endometriosis, and an estimated 2.3 million women take prescription drugs for CPP or endometriosis. Although the safety of medical intervention…

Papers on Current Clinical and Basic Investigation: Poster Sessions Monday, April 30, 2001: Pelvic Pain: PDF Only

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…

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 …