Anthony A. Luciano
ORCID: 0000-0002-7659-471X
· 39 papers in corpus
rct
2005
BACKGROUND: A clinical study compared efficacy and safety of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) with leuprolide for endometriosis-associated pain. METHODS: This multicentre, 18 month, evaluator-blinded, comparator-controlled trial ra…
2004
other
1996
case-report
1995
Splenosis represents the autotransplantation of splenic tissue after splenic trauma or surgery. Characterized by bluish implants diffusely scattered throughout the peritoneal cavity, splenosis is frequently mistaken for endometriosis. A 19-…
1995
other
1993
review
1992
SummaryEndometriosis is a progressive, often debilitating disease which affects 10 to 15 per cent of women during their reproductive years (Williams and Pratt, 1977; Schmidt 1985). Among gynaecological disorders, endometriosis is second onl…
other
1990
The best pregnancy rates reported in the literature for infertility patients with severe pelvic endometriosis (stage IV) have been attributed to surgical management. In the last few years, improved endoscopic instruments have allowed gyneco…
review
1989
Hormonal therapy has long been the mainstay of the medical management of endometriosis. However, there is considerable confusion regarding the appropriate application of hormones in the treatment of endometriosis. This article critically re…
nonrandomized-trial
1988
Medroxyprogesterone acetate was administered orally at the daily dose of 50 mg for four months to 21 symptomatic women with moderate to severe endometriosis, staged according to the American Fertility Society classification. The efficacy of…
review
1984
Conservative or radical surgical treatment, steroidal hormones to produce pseudopregnancy, and danazol are all being used to relieve the symptoms of endometriosis or to treat the infertility that frequently accompanies it. The choice of the…
case-report
1983
Previous studies of the effects of danazol on lipid and lipoprotein levels have been conflicting and limited to women with endometriosis. In the present study, plasma levels of lipids and lipoprotein-cholesterol and triglycerides were deter…
nonrandomized-trial
1982
Prior studies of lipid and lipoprotein levels alterations associated with the administration of danazol, a testosterone derivative, in patients treated for endometriosis have been conflicting. We administered danazol to 7 normal menstruatin…
nonrandomized-trial
1981
We studied the effects of danazol on pituitary and gonadal function in seven normal women who volunteered to take danazol, 400 mg twice daily, for 2 months. We measured circulating levels of sex steroids, gonadotropins, and prolactin on alt…