Endometriosis: still tough to diagnose and treat.
Endometriosis is a chronic disease that may have life-altering implications such as chronic pelvic pain and infertility. The following review will familiarize the practicing physician with available therapies to maintain and enhance reproductive potential and control pelvic pain in women with endometriosis.
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
Marjan
M
Attaran
Tommaso
T
Falcone
Jeffrey
J
Goldberg
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000209:etiology; D010535:Laparoscopy; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone