E Hughes

No ORCID on file · 7 papers in corpus · active 1996-2021

Study types

  • review 3
  • article 2
  • other 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 7
  • infertility 4
  • endometrioma 1
article 2021
·doi:10.46501/ijmtst0705003

Endometriosis is a chronic disease of the female reproductive system, which is characterised by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus especially in the pelvic cavity that includes ovaries, fallopian tubes and it may occur ex…

article 2017
·doi:10.20431/2456-0561.0201005

The core definition of endometriosis is when endometrial glands and stoma are identified outside the uterine cavity. It is estimated to affect 2-10% of women in their reproductive age, and 50% of patients complain of infertility. Ovarian en…

review 2007
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd000069.pub2

BACKGROUND: The synthetic androgen Danazol, was developed in the 1970's as a treatment for endometriosis. Its use was soon advocated in women with unexplained subfertility. Two randomised trials were subsequently conducted to assess the eff…

other 2007
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.CD000155.pub2

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is the finding of endometrial glands or stroma in sites other than the uterine cavity. Endometriosis appears to be an oestrogen dependent condition. This hormonal dependency has prompted the therapeutic use of ovul…

review 2003
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd000155

BACKGROUND: Although the etiology of endometriosis is unknown, several theories exist, the most popular of which is retrograde menstruation. As endometriosis can only be diagnosed by laparoscopy, neither the incidence (annual occurrence) no…

other 2003
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.CD000155

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is the finding of endometrial glands or stroma in sites other than the uterine cavity. Endometriosis appears to be an estrogen dependent condition. This hormonal dependency has prompted the therapeutic use of ovula…

review 1996
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd000069

BACKGROUND: The androgen, Danazol, was developed in the 1970's as a treatment for endometriosis. Its use was soon advocated in women with unexplained infertility. Two randomized trials were subsequently conducted to assess the effectiveness…