The evidence for the management of endometriosis

C Farquhar, Cindy Farquhar, Christopher Suttonb, C Sutton
Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology · 1998 · vol. 10(4) , pp. 321–332 · doi:10.1097/00001703-199808000-00007 · PMID:9719884 · W2145102075
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This review identifies little difference in the effectiveness of medical endometriosis treatments, though side-effect profiles vary, while surgical management effectively addresses painful symptoms and subfertility.

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Abstract

This review article has focussed on identifying the evidence from randomized controlled trials for the medical and surgical management of endometriosis. A critical summary of the medical management has shown that there is little difference in effectiveness of various medical treatments, but there are differences in the side-effect profiles. Few randomized controlled trials have been undertaken in surgery, but these have shown that surgical management is effective in the management of both painful symptoms and subfertility.

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mesh:D004715endometriosis

MeSH descriptors

Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Estrogen Antagonists Female Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Humans Laparoscopy Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Recurrence

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