The evidence for the management of endometriosis

C Farquhar, Cindy Farquhar, Christopher Suttonb, C Sutton, Sutton C
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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This review article evaluates evidence from randomized controlled trials regarding the medical and surgical management of endometriosis. The authors note that while various medical treatments show little difference in effectiveness, they vary significantly in side-effect profiles. Surgical interventions are identified as effective for managing both painful symptoms and subfertility, although fewer randomized trials have been conducted in this area compared to medical options. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically reviewing the comparative efficacy and safety of its medical and surgical treatments.

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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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Review Article The evidence for the management of endometriosis - Cynthia Farquhar - Christopher Suttonb Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology 10(4):p 321-332, August 1998. 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. Copyright © Lippincott-Raven Publishers.

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endometriosis

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

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