title: [Medical treatment of endometriosis].
abstract: Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of endometriosis, pharmacodynamics of oral contraceptives, progestagens, antiprogestagens, danazol, GnRh agonist and non-steroidal antiinflammatory.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this paper is to systematically review the literature evidence of medical treatments for endometriosis and to summarize recently published recommendations.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature and recently published recommendations review via bibliographic research using Pubmed/Medline, Google scholar and Cochrane database.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent gynecological disease. Medical treatement of endometriosis induce an estrogen deprivation situation. The Oral contraceptives reduce the rate of postoperative endometrioma recurrence and should be considered an essential part of long-term therapeutic strategies.New agents promise a distinct perspective in endometriosis treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The effectiveness of medical treatmentis well established in the management pelvic pain and infertility associated with endometriosis and constitutes an important alternative or complement to surgery.
authors.forename: Sadok
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Derouich
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Attia
authors.forename: Olfa
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Slimani
authors.forename: Arij
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouzid
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mathlouthi
authors.forename: Riadh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ben Temim
authors.forename: Tahar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Makhlouf
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000819:agonists; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone