OBJECTIF: Améliorer la compréhension de l'endométriose et fournir une directive clinique factuelle pour ce qui est du diagnostic et de la prise en charge de l'endométriose. ISSUES: Parmi les issues évaluées, on trouve les effets de la pris…
INTRODUCTION: Few data exist on the extent of symptoms in women with endometriosis. This analysis examined baseline pain burden among women with moderate to severe endometriosis pain in two phase 3 studies of elagolix (an oral, non-peptide …
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of elagolix, an oral, nonpeptide gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist, over 12 months in women with endometriosis-associated pain. METHODS: Elaris Endometriosis (EM)-III and -IV were exte…
OBJECTIVE: To improve the understanding of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and to provide evidence-based guidelines of value to primary care health professionals, general obstetricians and gynaecologists, and those who specialize in chronic pain.…
OBJECTIF: Améliorer La compréhension de la douleur pelvienne chronique (DPC) et fournir des directives cliniques factuelles qui bénéficieront aux fournisseurs de soins de santé primaires, aux obstétriciens-gynécologues et aux spécialistes d…
BACKGROUND: Abnormal uterine bleeding is the direct cause of a significant health care burden for women, their families, and society as a whole. Up to 30% of women will seek medical assistance for this problem during their reproductive year…
We highlight this paper for 3 reasons. First, remarkably there are few robust data on effective treatment options for endometriosis. Subcutaneous GnRH antagonists are sometimes used off-label, but with very limited evidence. Secondly, the c…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent condition that causes dysmenorrhea and pelvic pain. Elagolix, an oral, nonpeptide, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist, produced partial to nearly full estrogen suppres…
Copyright © 2017 Massachusetts Medical Society. BACKGROUND Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent condition that causes dysmenorrhea and pelvic pain. Elagolix, an oral, nonpeptide, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist, …
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate novel clinical markers of endometriosis including the neurotrophins brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), nerve growth factor (NGF), and neurotrophin 4/5 (NT4/5) and compare them to others previously reported in t…
Background The aim of this study was to systematically review the impact of surgical excision of deep infiltrating endometriosis involving the bowel, on health-related quality of life, based on the currently available literature. Methods A …
Numerous biochemical differences have been documented in women with endometriosis compared to controls; however, identification of a clinically useful marker of endometriosis remains elusive. We postulate that the diversity of clinical pres…
OBJECTIVE: To improve the understanding of endometriosis and to provide evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and management of endometriosis. OUTCOMES: OUTCOMES evaluated include the impact of the medical and surgical management of …
Objective To improve the understanding of endometriosis and to provide evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and management of endometriosis. Outcomes Outcomes evaluated include the impact of the medical and surgical management of end…