title: Medical treatment of symptomatic endometriosis.
abstract: The concept of endometriosis and strategies for its treatment are reviewed. Treatment is mainly endocrine-based, using progestogens, danazol and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists. Such treatment is complex, and therapy strategies have to be tailored to the individual; the choice of treatment, therefore, depends on the metabolic and side-effects of each compound.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Muenster, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Cirkel
mesh_terms: D003613:Danazol / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000819:agonists* / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011372:Progestins / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D004965:Estrogen Antagonists; D011372:Progestins; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D003613:Danazol