Endometriosis

W. Paul Dmowski

doi:10.1016/b978-012053642-9/50031-4

Endometriosis

W. Paul Dmowski

In: Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Disorders · 2003 · pp. 369–385 · doi:10.1016/b978-012053642-9/50031-4 · W958754430

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This paper investigates the condition of endometriosis, a disorder where uterine tissue grows outside the uterus.

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A levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system for the treatment of dysmenorrhea associated with endometriosis: a pilot study via openalex
Antigonadotropin (danazol) in the treatment of endometriosis via openalex
ANTIGONADOTROPIN (DANAZOL) IN THE TREATMENT OF ENDOMETRIOSIS via openalex
A profile of women with chronic pelvic pain. via openalex
Autoimmunity to endometrium and ovary in endometriosis. via openalex
Autoimmunity to Endometrium and Ovary in Endometriosis via openalex
Changing trends in the diagnosis of endometriosis: A comparative study of women with pelvic endometriosis presenting with chronic pelvic pain or infertility via openalex
Chronic Pelvic Pain: Prevalence, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Economic Correlates via openalex
Classification of endometriotic implants by morphologic appearance and capacity to synthesize prostaglandin F via openalex
Comparative Pharmacodynamic Effects of Abarelix Depot-F vs. Lupron Depot® in Women with Endometriosis-Associated Pain via openalex
Comparison between laparotomy and operative laparoscopy in the treatment of moderate and severe stages of endometriosis. via openalex
Comparison of CO2 laser laparoscopy with laparotomy for treatment of endometriomata via openalex
Comparison of different treatment methods of endometriomas by laparoscopy. via openalex
Conservative laparoscopic excision of endometriosis by sharp dissection: life table analysis of reoperation and persistent or recurrent disease via openalex
Contribution of diminished ovarian reserve to hypofertility associated with endometriosis. via openalex
Correlation between endometriosis and pelvic pain via openalex
Cumulative pregnancy rates in infertile women with endometriosis. via openalex
Current Concepts of Endometriosis via openalex
Danazol. A synthetic steroid with diverse biologic effects. via openalex
Danazol-induced Pseudomenopause in the Management of Endometriosis via openalex
Decrease in the size of ovarian endometriomas during ovarian suppression in stage IV endometriosis. Role of preoperative medical treatment. via openalex
Deficient cellular immunity in endometriosis via openalex
Diagnosis of deep endometriosis by clinical examination during menstruation and plasma CA-125 concentration via openalex
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ENDOMETRIOSIS via openalex
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Endometriosis: abnormal endometrium and dysfunctional immune response via openalex
Endometriosis and infertility: a laparoscopic study of endometriosis among fertile and infertile women via openalex
Endometriosis and infertility: the mechanisms involved. via openalex
Endometriosis and In Vitro Fertilization via openalex
Endometriosis and pelvic pain via openalex
Fecundity of Infertile Women with Minimal or Mild Endometriosis And Women with Unexplained Infertility via openalex
Follow-up of laparoscopic treatment of stage III–IV endometriosis via openalex
Follow-up report on a randomized controlled trial of laser laparoscopy in the treatment of pelvic pain associated with minimal to moderate endometriosis via openalex
Footdrop due to sciatic nerve endometriosis via openalex
Gestrinone versus a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist for the treatment of pelvic pain associated with endometriosis: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind study via openalex
Historical prospective cohort study of the recurrence of pain after discontinuation of treatment with danazol or a gonadotropin- releasing hormone agonist via openalex
Hormone treatment of endometriosis: The estrogenthreshold hypothesis via openalex
Immunological aspects of endometriosis via openalex
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Is pelvic endometriosis always associated with chronic pain? A retrospective study of 618 cases diagnosed by laparoscopy via openalex
Laparoscopic aspiration of ovarian endometriomas. Effect with postoperative gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist treatment. via openalex
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Laparoscopy in 100 women with chronic pelvic pain via openalex
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Laser laparoscopic management of large endometriomas via openalex
Laser laparoscopic management of large endometriomas via openalex
Laser laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of ovarian endometriomas via openalex
Management of Endometriosis in the Infertile Patient via openalex
Mapping the source and character of pain due to endometriosis by patient-assisted laparoscopy via openalex
Medical management of endometriosis and infertility via openalex
Monocyte-mediated enhancement of endometrial cell proliferation in women with endometriosis via openalex
Mononuclear cell beta-endorphin concentration in women with and without endometriosis. via openalex
Novel conservative medical therapy for uterine adenomyosis with a danazol-loaded intrauterine device via openalex
Novel vaginal danazol ring therapy for pelvic endometriosis, in particular deeply infiltrating endometriosis via openalex
Operative management of deep endometriosis infiltrating the uterosacral ligaments via openalex
Ovarian endometrial cysts: the role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist and/or drainage via openalex
Ovarian remnant syndrome after laparoscopic hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for severe pelvic endometriosis via openalex
Ovarian response after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy for endometriotic cysts in 132 monitored cycles via openalex
Pain symptoms associated with endometriosis. via openalex
PGE2 and PGF2α release by human peritoneal macrophages in endometriosis via openalex
Phantom endometriosis of the sciatic nerve via openalex
Postlaparoscopic Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Unrecognized Nodular Endometriosis of the Terminal Ileum via openalex
Prediction of pregnancy in infertile women based on the American Society for Reproductive Medicine's revised classification of endometriosis via openalex
Pre-operative assessment of bladder endometriosis via openalex
Presacral neurectomy for the treatment of pelvic pain associated with endometriosis: A controlled study via openalex
Prevalence and genesis of endometriosis via openalex
Prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial of laser laparoscopy in the treatment of pelvic pain associated with minimal, mild, and moderate endometriosis via openalex
Randomized clinical trial of two laparoscopic treatments of endometriomas: cystectomy versus drainage and coagulation via openalex
Randomized controlled trial of superovulation and insemination for infertility associated with minimal or mild endometriosis via openalex
Recurrent endometriosis following hysterectomy and oophorectomy: the role of residual ovarian fragments via openalex
Relation of endometriosis and neuromuscular disease of the gastrointestinal tract: new insights via openalex
Reoperation after laparoscopic treatment of ovarian endometriomas by excision and by fenestration via openalex
Repetitive conservative surgery for recurrence of endometriosis. via openalex
Sciatic endometriosis via openalex
Serial laparoscopies over 30 months show that endometriosis in captive baboons (Papio anubis, Papio cynocephalus) is a progressive disease via openalex
Spontaneous and induced synthesis of cytokines by peripheral blood monocytes in patients with endometriosis via openalex
Surgical treatment of endometriosis-associated infertility: Meta-analysis compared with survival analysis via openalex
Surgical treatment of primary dysmenorrhea with laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation. via openalex
The diagnosis of endometriomas using colour Doppler energy imaging via openalex
The effect of laparoscopic ablation or danocrine on pregnancy rates in patients with stage I or II endometriosis undergoing donor insemination. via openalex
Treatment of Severe Postmenopausal Endometriosis With an Aromatase Inhibitor via openalex
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[1] A gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist versus a low-dose oral contraceptive for pelvic pain associated with endometriosis via openalex

[2] A levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system for the treatment of dysmenorrhea associated with endometriosis: a pilot study via openalex

[3] Antigonadotropin (danazol) in the treatment of endometriosis via openalex

[4] ANTIGONADOTROPIN (DANAZOL) IN THE TREATMENT OF ENDOMETRIOSIS via openalex

[5] A profile of women with chronic pelvic pain. via openalex

[6] Autoimmunity to endometrium and ovary in endometriosis. via openalex

[7] Autoimmunity to Endometrium and Ovary in Endometriosis via openalex

[8] Changing trends in the diagnosis of endometriosis: A comparative study of women with pelvic endometriosis presenting with chronic pelvic pain or infertility via openalex

[9] Chronic Pelvic Pain: Prevalence, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Economic Correlates via openalex

[10] Classification of endometriotic implants by morphologic appearance and capacity to synthesize prostaglandin F via openalex

[11] Comparative Pharmacodynamic Effects of Abarelix Depot-F vs. Lupron Depot® in Women with Endometriosis-Associated Pain via openalex

[12] Comparison between laparotomy and operative laparoscopy in the treatment of moderate and severe stages of endometriosis. via openalex

[13] Comparison of CO2 laser laparoscopy with laparotomy for treatment of endometriomata via openalex

[14] Comparison of different treatment methods of endometriomas by laparoscopy. via openalex

[15] Conservative laparoscopic excision of endometriosis by sharp dissection: life table analysis of reoperation and persistent or recurrent disease via openalex

[16] Contribution of diminished ovarian reserve to hypofertility associated with endometriosis. via openalex

[17] Correlation between endometriosis and pelvic pain via openalex

[18] Cumulative pregnancy rates in infertile women with endometriosis. via openalex

[19] Current Concepts of Endometriosis via openalex

[20] Danazol. A synthetic steroid with diverse biologic effects. via openalex

[21] Danazol-induced Pseudomenopause in the Management of Endometriosis via openalex

[22] Decrease in the size of ovarian endometriomas during ovarian suppression in stage IV endometriosis. Role of preoperative medical treatment. via openalex

[23] Deficient cellular immunity in endometriosis via openalex

[24] Diagnosis of deep endometriosis by clinical examination during menstruation and plasma CA-125 concentration via openalex

[25] Diagnosis of deep endometriosis by clinical examination during menstruation and plasma CA-125 concentration. via openalex

[26] ENDOMETRIOSIS via openalex

[27] ENDOMETRIOSIS via openalex

[28] Endometriosis: abnormal endometrium and dysfunctional immune response via openalex

[29] Endometriosis and infertility: a laparoscopic study of endometriosis among fertile and infertile women via openalex

[30] Endometriosis and infertility: the mechanisms involved. via openalex

[31] Endometriosis and In Vitro Fertilization via openalex

[32] Endometriosis and pelvic pain via openalex

[33] Fecundity of Infertile Women with Minimal or Mild Endometriosis And Women with Unexplained Infertility via openalex

[34] Follow-up of laparoscopic treatment of stage III–IV endometriosis via openalex

[35] Follow-up report on a randomized controlled trial of laser laparoscopy in the treatment of pelvic pain associated with minimal to moderate endometriosis via openalex

[36] Footdrop due to sciatic nerve endometriosis via openalex

[37] Gestrinone versus a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist for the treatment of pelvic pain associated with endometriosis: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind study via openalex

[38] Historical prospective cohort study of the recurrence of pain after discontinuation of treatment with danazol or a gonadotropin- releasing hormone agonist via openalex

[39] Hormone treatment of endometriosis: The estrogenthreshold hypothesis via openalex

[40] Immunological aspects of endometriosis via openalex

[41] INCIDENCE OF PELVIC ENDOMETRIOSIS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, 1970–1979 via openalex

[42] Is pelvic endometriosis always associated with chronic pain? A retrospective study of 618 cases diagnosed by laparoscopy via openalex

[43] Laparoscopic aspiration of ovarian endometriomas. Effect with postoperative gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist treatment. via openalex

[44] Laparoscopic Surgery in Infertile Women with Minimal or Mild Endometriosis via openalex

[45] Laparoscopy in 100 women with chronic pelvic pain via openalex

[46] Laparoscopy in 100 women with chronic pelvic pain. via openalex

[47] Laser laparoscopic management of large endometriomas via openalex

[48] Laser laparoscopic management of large endometriomas via openalex

[49] Laser laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of ovarian endometriomas via openalex

[50] Management of Endometriosis in the Infertile Patient via openalex

[51] Mapping the source and character of pain due to endometriosis by patient-assisted laparoscopy via openalex

[52] Medical management of endometriosis and infertility via openalex

[53] Monocyte-mediated enhancement of endometrial cell proliferation in women with endometriosis via openalex

[54] Mononuclear cell beta-endorphin concentration in women with and without endometriosis. via openalex

[55] Novel conservative medical therapy for uterine adenomyosis with a danazol-loaded intrauterine device via openalex

[56] Novel vaginal danazol ring therapy for pelvic endometriosis, in particular deeply infiltrating endometriosis via openalex

[57] Operative management of deep endometriosis infiltrating the uterosacral ligaments via openalex

[58] Ovarian endometrial cysts: the role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist and/or drainage via openalex

[59] Ovarian remnant syndrome after laparoscopic hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for severe pelvic endometriosis via openalex

[60] Ovarian response after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy for endometriotic cysts in 132 monitored cycles via openalex

[61] Pain symptoms associated with endometriosis. via openalex

[62] PGE2 and PGF2α release by human peritoneal macrophages in endometriosis via openalex

[63] Phantom endometriosis of the sciatic nerve via openalex

[64] Postlaparoscopic Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Unrecognized Nodular Endometriosis of the Terminal Ileum via openalex

[65] Prediction of pregnancy in infertile women based on the American Society for Reproductive Medicine's revised classification of endometriosis via openalex

[66] Pre-operative assessment of bladder endometriosis via openalex

[67] Presacral neurectomy for the treatment of pelvic pain associated with endometriosis: A controlled study via openalex

[68] Prevalence and genesis of endometriosis via openalex

[69] Prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial of laser laparoscopy in the treatment of pelvic pain associated with minimal, mild, and moderate endometriosis via openalex

[70] Randomized clinical trial of two laparoscopic treatments of endometriomas: cystectomy versus drainage and coagulation via openalex

[71] Randomized controlled trial of superovulation and insemination for infertility associated with minimal or mild endometriosis via openalex

[72] Recurrent endometriosis following hysterectomy and oophorectomy: the role of residual ovarian fragments via openalex

[73] Relation of endometriosis and neuromuscular disease of the gastrointestinal tract: new insights via openalex

[74] Reoperation after laparoscopic treatment of ovarian endometriomas by excision and by fenestration via openalex

[75] Repetitive conservative surgery for recurrence of endometriosis. via openalex

[76] Sciatic endometriosis via openalex

[77] Serial laparoscopies over 30 months show that endometriosis in captive baboons (Papio anubis, Papio cynocephalus) is a progressive disease via openalex

[78] Spontaneous and induced synthesis of cytokines by peripheral blood monocytes in patients with endometriosis via openalex

[79] Surgical treatment of endometriosis-associated infertility: Meta-analysis compared with survival analysis via openalex

[80] Surgical treatment of primary dysmenorrhea with laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation. via openalex

[81] The diagnosis of endometriomas using colour Doppler energy imaging via openalex

[82] The effect of laparoscopic ablation or danocrine on pregnancy rates in patients with stage I or II endometriosis undergoing donor insemination. via openalex

[83] Treatment of Severe Postmenopausal Endometriosis With an Aromatase Inhibitor via openalex

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