title: Benign gynecologic conditions.
abstract: Benign gynecologic conditions constitute the majority of the general gynecologist's practice. Along with health maintenance examinations, contraceptive management, family planning issues, and concerns about incontinence, the gynecologic conditions for which patients commonly present include adnexal masses, leiomyomata, endometriosis, and pelvic inflammatory disease. This article addresses each of these last four entities and incorporates a discussion of their etiologies, clinical presentations, keys to diagnosis, and the various treatment options available.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tripler Army Medical Center, 1 Jarrett White Road, Honolulu, HI 96859-5000, USA. kevin.j.boyle@us.army.mil
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.forename: Saioa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Torrealday
mesh_terms: D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy