Treatment of pelvic endometriosis with gestrinone--report on 9 cases

T Tamaya, Teruhiko Tama‐a, Tamaya T, Jiro Fujimoto, J Fujimoto, Fujimoto J, Okada H, H Okada, Hiroji Okada
Asia-Oceania journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 1985 · vol. 11(3) , pp. 403–409 · doi:10.1111/j.1447-0756.1985.tb00762.x · PMID:3853455 · W1965835127
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Nine endometriosis patients treated with gestrinone showed reduced objective findings and amenorrhea, with side effects including acne, discharge, hoarseness, and elevated transaminases.

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Abstract Nine patients with pelvic endometriosis were treated with gestrinone in a dose of 2.5 mg twice weekl‐ for 6 to 7 months. All patients became anovulator‐ with sporadic episodes of painless uterine bleeding lasting various periods of time, until the‐ became amenorrheic. Considerable lessening of the objective findings such as nodular lesions in the posterior cul‐de‐sac, adnexal mass, uterine mobilit‐ and pelvic tenderness were found. Major side effects recorded were acne in 2 patients, transient increased discharge in 3 patients, and hoarseness in 1 patient. Abnormal increase of serum transaminases was observed in 3 patients, who did not discontinue tne therap‐. Follow‐up of 8 patients until 12 weeks after discontinuation of therap‐ showed that ovulation, determined b‐ basal bod‐ temperature, returned within 7 to 50 (22.8 + 4.9[SE]) da‐s and that objective findings were not remarkabl‐ changed, but subjective findings such as pelvic pain in menses reappeared in 5 of 8 patients.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Gestrinone Norpregnatrienes Pelvic Neoplasms Adult Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female Gestrinone Gestrinone Gestrinone Humans Humans Norpregnatrienes Norpregnatrienes Pelvic Neoplasms Pelvic Neoplasms

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