Endometriosis. Diagnostic clues and new treatment options.
Endometriosis results in significant pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, and infertility. Recognition of the signs and symptoms of endometriosis can result in early diagnosis and treatment. Management includes surgical intervention to debulk large lesions and pharmacologic therapy to produce a medical oophorectomy. Primary care physicians should suspect endometriosis in infertile patients with pelvic pain.
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Department of Family Practice, University of Michigan, Chelsea 48118.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003613:Danazol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D010535:Laparoscopy; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D003613:Danazol