GnRH agonist and antagonist: Options for endometriosis pain treatment

Frances R. Batzer
In: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Papers · 2006 · W117840953
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GnRH agonists and antagonists offer an aggressive, successful, albeit expensive, treatment option for endometriosis pain by acting on endometrial lesions and potentially aiding infertility management.

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This peer-reviewed 2006 article discusses the development and mechanisms of endometriosis-associated pain and reviews therapeutic options, focusing on GnRH agonists and antagonists. It describes how, although available treatments generally do not resolve the underlying disease process, GnRH analogs may act on endometrial lesions and can provide an aggressive alternative for managing pain, while noting the class is relatively expensive and involved to implement. The paper also frames its discussion as primarily oriented to pain, with an additional note that similar medical manipulations may relate to infertility management by potentially reducing the need for aggressive or emergency surgery in young women. This paper is centrally about endometriosis—specifically, it reviews GnRH agonist and antagonist options for endometriosis-associated pain treatment.

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Basic science research into the mechanism of the development of endometriosis, its persistence and resulting pain has begun to improve our understanding of how various therapeutic options work. While none of the available treatments resolves the underlying disease process, there are a growing number of alternatives. One of the more recent classes of medical options includes the GnRH agonist and antagonists. While at present this class of medical options is the most expensive and involved in implementation, they prove invaluable in terms of offering an aggressive, successful alternative for many patients. Furthermore, they may act directly on endometrial lesions in a therapeutic manner. This discussion will be oriented toward endometriosis pain management, but many of the medical manipulations may be therapeutic for infertility treatment as well if only by preventing the need for aggressive or emergency surgical management of endometriosis, especially in young women.
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Document Type Article Publication Date November 2006 Comments This article has been peer reviewed. It is the author's final version prior to publication in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 13(6):539-545, November 2006. The published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2006.07.007 under the title "GnRH analogs: Options for endometriosis-associated pain treatment"; copyright is retained by Elsevier, Inc. Abstract Basic science research into the mechanism of the development of endometriosis, its persistence and resulting pain has begun to improve our understanding of how various therapeutic options work. While none of the available treatments resolves the underlying disease process, there are a growing number of alternatives. One of the more recent classes of medical options includes the GnRH agonist and antagonists. While at present this class of medical options is the most expensive and involved in implementation, they prove invaluable in terms of offering an aggressive, successful alternative for many patients. Furthermore, they may act directly on endometrial lesions in a therapeutic manner. This discussion will be oriented toward endometriosis pain management, but many of the medical manipulations may be therapeutic for infertility treatment as well if only by preventing the need for aggressive or emergency surgical management of endometriosis, especially in young women. Recommended Citation Batzer, Frances R., "GnRH agonist and antagonist: Options for endometriosis pain treatment " (2006). Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Papers. Paper 3. https://jdc.jefferson.edu/obgynfp/3

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