Medical and surgical management of endometriosis

Enda McVeigh, Roy Homburg, John Guillebaud
In: Oxford Handbook of Reproductive Medicine and Family Planning · 2008 · pp. 157–168 · doi:10.1093/med/9780198842651.003.0017 · W2486299928
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This chapter reviews the medical and surgical management strategies for endometriosis, a condition affecting 10-15% of women that causes pelvic pain and impacts fertility and quality of life.

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Abstract Endometriosis affects about 10-15% of women who fail or conceive naturally. Combine with it effect on fertility, endometriosis may also cause significant pelvic pain and have a marked affect on the women quality of life. This chapter looks at the medical and surgical management of this debilitating disease.

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