Endometriosis-associated infertility. Treatment options.
Formulating a treatment plan for infertility associated with endometriosis is difficult due to the lack of a cause-and-effect relationship between the disease and infertility. Several molecular and cellular mechanisms have been postulated as playing roles in endometriosis-associated infertility; they are reviewed here. Several medical and surgical treatment options are discussed, including danocrine, medroxyprogesterone acetate and gonadotropin releasing hormone agonists. A combined medical and surgical approach and occasional expectant management remain the treatments of choice.
Corfman
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510-8063.
Grainger
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DA
D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010535:Laparoscopy