title: [Advanced endometriosis treatment with leuprolide acetate].
abstract: Endometriosis is a disease observed in women in fertile age, it causes pelvic pain characterized by dysmenorrea and dyspareunia. Moreover, there is an association with infertility. Between the alternative of the medical therapeutics of endometriosis drugs with hipogonadotrofic and hypoestrogenic effects, as the danazol and gestrinona has been used. At present, there are analogies of GnRH factor where leuprolide acetate allow a continue liberation in a monthly administration. This is a case of a woman with extensive endometriosis that has hepatitis due to danazol and subsequently was treated with leuprolide acetate. The effectiveness of leuprolide acetate is analyzed in relation with the relief of pain and the laparoscopic evaluation of the endometriosis focus.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la Frontera, Hospital Regional de Temuco.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Valdés
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sierralta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003613:Danazol / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D016729:Leuprolide / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D016729:Leuprolide; D003613:Danazol
vernacular_title: Tratamiento de endometriosis avanzada con acetato de leuprolide.