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ObjectiveTo describe a safe long-term medical treatment for deeply infiltrating endometriosis, a critical condition characterized by multiple painful symptoms and a high recurrence rate after surgical treatment.DesignProspective study.Setti…
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous endometriosis is a rare condition. CASE REPORT: A 37-year-old woman came to our observation 3 years after Cesarean section for a nodule under the scar that became spontaneously painful during menstrual bleeding. Transa…
ObjectiveTo assess the effect of a new progestin progestogen only pill (desogestrel) versus an oral contraceptive in the treatment of recurrent endometriosis.Study designA randomized prospective clinical study. A group of women with endomet…
A danazol-loaded intrauterine device (IUD) containing 300-400 mg of danazol was inserted for 6 months in a group of women (n = 18) (median age 36.6 years; age range: 30 to 46 years) with a histologic diagnosis of endometriosis, referred for…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 specific inhibitors versus placebo in the treatment of endometriosis-associated pelvic pain. STUDY DESIGN: A group of women (n = 28) with pelvic pain after conserva…
Endometriosis is a chronic and progressive disease manifested by chronic pelvic pain and infertility and which may affect 2–10% of women of reproductive age. Because it is an oestrogen-dependent disease, the goal of current medical therapy …
To our knowledge, this is the first case reported in the literature of umbilical endometriosis in a pregnant woman. We report a case of umbilical endometriosis in a pregnant woman at 16 weeks of gestation. The patient revealed a reddish-bro…
BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence suggests a potential role for ubiquitous environmental contaminants in the physiopathology of endometriosis. Di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate (DEHP), the most commonly used plasticizer in flexible polyvinylchloride …
PurposeTo investigate whether inhibin B and activin A serum and follicular fluid levels in infertile women undergoing induction of superovulation correlate with successful ovulation.MethodsInfertile women (n = 16) (30-43 years of age) under…