[Current treatment of endometriosis].

Päivi Härkki, Anna Maria Heikkinen, Anna-Mari Heikkinen, Marjaleena Setälä
Duodecim; laaketieteellinen aikakauskirja · 2011 · vol. 127(17) , pp. 1837–47 · PMID:21995120 · W8556970
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Endometriosis treatment depends on severity, with hormonal therapy for moderate cases and surgery for severe cases or when pain is uncontrolled by medication.

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Early diagnosis of endometriosis is important for proper planning of the treatment. First-line treatment of moderate endometriosis is hormonal drug therapy, which should be long-standing. Surgery is needed, if pain symptoms cannot be controlled with medication. For patients with severe endometriosis, surgical treatment is often the first-line therapy. Complete elimination of the foci of endometriosis is attempted already at the first time. More than half of endometriosis patients will get pregnant and give birth to a child either naturally or via infertility treatments.

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endometriosisinfertility

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Endometriosis Early Diagnosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans

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