Endocrine Treatment of Endometriosis

Ludwig Kiesel, T. Rabe, B. Runnebaum
In: Lasers in Gynecology · 1992 · pp. 125–130 · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-45683-1_16 · W120432906
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This paper discusses endometriosis, a common gynecological disease characterized by ectopic endometrial tissue, pain, infertility, and available surgical and medical treatment options.

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This paper is a narrative overview of endocrine-based treatments for endometriosis, describing the disorder as ectopic endometrial tissue (often pelvic) and noting that symptomatic disease commonly involves dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and pain on vaginal examination, with endometriosis estimated to contribute to 10–20% of female infertility. It discusses that after diagnosis by laparoscopy or laparotomy, therapy may include surgical removal of implants or cysts, but medical endocrine treatment is commonly used, drawing on historical and mechanistic rationale involving agents such as GnRH analogs and danazol (including references to metabolic effects and bone mineral density concerns). A stated limitation is that the paper frames the field despite a large number of investigations: the pathogenesis remains unknown, which constrains how firmly treatment mechanisms can be tied to disease origin. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it reviews endocrine treatment approaches (especially GnRH analog–based ovarian suppression and related therapies).

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