OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of leuprolide and continuous oral contraceptives in the treatment of endometriosis-associated pain. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled trial. SETTING: Academic medical centers in Ro…
The challenge of creating a satisfactory classification of endometriosis remains to be answered. The ability of the current classification schemes to predict pregnancy outcome or to aid in the management of pelvic pain is recognized to be i…
The evolution of classification schemes for endometriosis has continued since the 1920s, when initial attempts were made to describe endometriosis. The cause, pathophysiology, and natural history of endometriosis remain difficult to charact…
ObjectiveTo track the severity and location of pelvic pain associated with endometriosis throughout the reproductive-age years and to evaluate the association between these pain parameters and the stage of disease.DesignHistorical prospecti…
ObjectiveTo estimate the empirical relationship between the revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine's classification of endometriosis and pregnancy rates after treatment.DesignRetrospective analysis.Patient(s)Patients seen by fou…
We tested the hypothesis that the efficacy of clomiphene citrate (CC) in the treatment of luteal phase defect (LPD) is related more to the number of ovulatory follicles than to the quality of a single follicle. Eighteen ovulatory women with…
Evidence from clinical epidemiologic research is reviewed in relation to the prevalence of endometriosis, characteristics associated with its development, the association between endometriosis and infertility, and the efficacy of treatment.
Although both medical and surgical therapy have been widely used in the treatment of infertility due to endometriosis, there is little information on the comparative success of these treatment modalities. In a group of 313 infertile women w…
Life-table estimation of cumulative pregnancy curves following infertility therapy is an important tool for evaluating the effectiveness of therapy. However, a satisfactory method for summarizing an entire cumulative pregnancy curve in term…
Objetivo: Investigar la severidad y localización del dolor pélvico asociado con endometriosis durante los años de vida reproductiva y evaluar la asociación entre estos parámetros de dolor y el estado de la enfermedad.Diseño: Estudio históri…