title: Endometriosis in adolescents--analysis of 6 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis in adolescent patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six cases of adolescent endometriosis in our hospital were reviewed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Endometriosis is the most common cause of chronic pelvic pain in adolescents. There may be a natural progression of endometriosis from atypical lesions in adolescents to classic lesions in adults. Congenital abnormalities of the reproductive tract are the main reasons for the adolescent endometriosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endometriosis should be strongly suspected in adolescent girls with chronic pelvic pain, especially unresponsive to oral contraceptives and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The treatment involves the operations and medicines.
authors.affiliation: Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, CAMS & PUMC, Beijing 100730.
authors.forename: Jiaxin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Keng
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Jinhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leng
authors.forename: Jinghe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003613:Danazol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D010535:Laparoscopy; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D004965:Estrogen Antagonists; D003613:Danazol