Conservative treatment of endometriosis externa: the effects of methyltestosterone therapy

Hammond MG, Mary G. Hammond, M G Hammond, C B Hammond, Charles B. Hammond, Hammond CB, Parker RT, Roy T. Parker, R T Parker
Fertility and sterility · 1978 · doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)43339-x · PMID:658477
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Twenty-four women with endometriosis were treated with methyltestosterone, with initial pain relief in most, three pregnancies occurring, and ten experiencing recurrent pain requiring surgery.

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Twenty-four women with documented endometriosis externa were treated with methyltestosterone. Twenty-one of these patients desired fertility and three conceived (one after methyltestosterone therapy alone, two after conservative operation followed by methyltestosterone treatment). Ten patients later required surgical therapy for recurrence of pain, although all but one patient had initial relief of pain (3 to 6 months after therapy). These results of therapy are contrasted to those of similar studies in the literature in which methyltestosterone and other agents were used.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Methyltestosterone Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Methyltestosterone Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications Retrospective Studies

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