[Recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis]

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This consensus paper on the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis serves as a basis for a planned guideline by the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics.

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This paper is a 2005 German consensus document from the AGE and SEF on recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis, intended as a discussion basis for a planned DGGG guideline. It synthesizes and cites prior research across diagnostic approaches (e.g., imaging and biomarker performance) and treatment strategies (medical and surgical, including evidence from randomized trials and reviews), while also referencing classification and staging efforts. A major caveat is that, as explicitly stated in the foreword, it is meant to be a framework for discussion rather than a finalized guideline. Relevance to endometriosis: the entire article is centrally about endometriosis diagnosis and treatment and is the source of consensus recommendations for that condition.

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Subscribe to RSS Please copy the URL and add it into your RSS Feed Reader. https://www.thieme-connect.de/rss/thieme/en/10.1055-s-00000105.xml Zentralbl Gynakol 2005; 127(5): 338-345 DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-836868 DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-836868 Übersicht © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Empfehlungen zur Diagnostik und Therapie der Endometriose Recommendations for Diagnosis and Treatment of EndometriosisFurther Information Publication History Publication Date: 29 September 2005 (online) Vorwort Das hier vorgestellte Konsensuspapier der AGE und der SEF zur Diagnostik und Therapie der Endometriose soll als Diskussionsgrundlage für eine geplante DGGG-Leitlinie verstanden werden. Literatur - 1 Abbott J, Hawe J, Hunter D, Halmes M, Finn P, Garry R. Laparoscopic excision of endometriosis: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Fertil Steril. 2004; 82 878-884 - 2 Abrao M S, Neme R M, Averbach M, Petta C A, Aldrighi J M. 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Add-back therapy in the treatment of endometriosis-associated pain. Fertil Steril. 2004; 82 1303-1308 1 für die Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Gynäkologische Endoskopie e. V. (AGE) der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe und die Stiftung Endometriose-Forschung Prof. Dr. U. Ulrich Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe · Kaiserswerther Diakonie · Florence-Nightingale-Krankenhaus Kreuzbergstr. 79 40489 Düsseldorf Email: [email protected]

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