Laser Therapy of Endometriosis

D. Wallwiener, D. Pollmann, W Stolz, C Sohn, G. Bastert
In: Lasers in Gynecology · 1992 · pp. 131–133 · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-45683-1_17 · W129215608
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This paper reviews the current understanding of endometriosis and its management, including medical, surgical, and combined treatment schemes with a focus on laser therapy.

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This chapter discusses endometriosis as a complex disorder with ongoing investigation into its etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment, describing clinical management that varies with reproductive goals. It outlines medical therapy aimed at suppressing disease by decreasing implant size, quantity, and vascularization, and surgical approaches intended to remove endometrial implants and repair anatomic pathology, often using combined regimens. As presented, the chapter is largely a treatment overview rather than a new experimental study, and it does not provide detailed outcomes or a specific comparative analysis of laser techniques within the provided text. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it focuses on laser therapy as part of endometriosis management in gynecology.

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Endometriosis is a complex disease whose etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment are still being investigated [7]. It may be associated with dysmenorrhea and dyspareunia and is often a cause of infertility. Clinical management of the disease varies according to the patient’s child-bearing desire and is controversial. It may consist of medical therapy with a variety of hormones, all designed to suppress the disease by decreasing size, quantity and vascularization. Subsequent or alternative surgical therapy aims at removal of the endometrial implants and repair of anatomic pathology. Often, combined treatment schemes are applied. Similar content being viewed by others

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