Wheeler JM

No ORCID on file · 13 papers in corpus · active 1981-1996

Study types

  • article 10
  • other 2
  • rct 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 13
  • infertility 3
article 1996
Effectiveness and long-term safety of prolonged gosereline and tibolone in women with endometriosis
The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists ·doi:10.1016/s1074-3804(96)80309-4

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists are widely administered to treat endometriosis, but generally are not prescribed for more than 6 months since they are associated with vasomotor symptoms and bone loss. A GnRH agonist and stero…

article 1996
The sensitivity of low-dose oral contraceptives in differentiating endometriosis in patients with pelvic pain
The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists ·doi:10.1016/s1074-3804(96)80303-3

We evaluated the effects of low-dose oral contraceptive (Desolett) in the management of pelvic pain, and its sensitivity in differentiating organic disorders such as endometriosis, in 96 women who were followed for at least 4 to 6 months. T…

article 1995
Laparoscopic repair of bladder injury and laceration
The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists ·doi:10.1016/s1074-3804(05)80024-6

The management of bladder injuries at laparoscopy is controversial. Some endoscopists believe in mandatory open repair, whereas others recommend laparoscopic cystotomy repair. We performed laparoscopy to treat two women with bladder injury,…

rct 1993
Depot leuprolide acetate versus danazol in the treatment of women with symptomatic endometriosis: a multicenter, double-blind randomized clinical trial. II. Assessment of safety. The Lupron Endometriosis Study Group
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/0002-9378(93)90126-4

OBJECTIVES: This is the first multicenter, double-blind randomized clinical trial that compares a depot gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist with danazol in the treatment of endometriosis. Efficacy results have been previously reported; t…

article 1992
Depot leuprolide versus danazol in treatment of women with symptomatic endometriosis
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(11)91718-9

ObjectiveWe aimed to assess the efficacy of depot leuprolide versus danazol in the treatment of endometriosis.Study designA double-blind randomized trial of 270 patients from 22 centers compared the pretreatment and posttreatment laparoscop…

article 1990
Combined medical and surgical therapy for endometriosis.
Progress in clinical and biological research
article 1990
Statistical methods in evaluating endometriosis studies.
Progress in clinical and biological research

There is no shortage of statistical methods available for use in presenting the results of endometriosis research. Those that are currently in widest use have underlying statistical assumptions that may not be met by our study populations. …

article 1989
Epidemiology of endometriosis-associated infertility.
The Journal of reproductive medicine

To explain the great discrepancy between the prevalence estimates for endometriosis in the literature, a series of operations was studied from a combined patient population derived from a 21-physician collaborative. The reported discrepancy…

article 1989
The Surgical Management of Endometriosis
Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America ·doi:10.1016/s0889-8545(21)00143-1

Surgical treatment is an important option in treatment of all stages of endometriosis. Surgical options of operative laparoscopy, lasers, laparotomy technique, and perioperative medical treatment are discussed in the contexts of both publis…

article 1987
Recurrent Endometriosis
Contributions to gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1159/000414842
article 1983
Recurrent endometriosis: Incidence, management, and prognosis
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/0002-9378(83)90744-5

The rate of recurrence of endometriosis after treatment has varied from 2% to 47% in published reports. In order to determine whether a meaningful prognosis for recurrence can be rendered, 423 patients treated with conservative surgical pro…

other 1983
The relationship of endometriosis to spontaneous abortion
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)47061-5

Seventy-seven of 226 pregnancies (34%) conceived prior to conservative surgical treatment of endometriosis ended in first-trimester spontaneous abortion. Mild endometriosis was associated with a significantly greater proportion of abortions…

other 1981
Postoperative danazol therapy in infertility patients with severe endometriosis
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)45793-6

The value of perioperative medical therapy in the management of infertility patients with severe endometriosis is uncertain. Previous reports of pre- or postlaparatomy danazol provide no clear direction regarding efficacy. Of 200 consecutiv…