ESHRE guideline: management of women with endometriosis
Gerard A.J. Dunselman,Nathalie Vermeulen,Christian M. Becker,Carlos Calhaz-Jorge,B. De Bie,O. Heikinheimo,L. Kiesel,Annemiek W. Nap,Andrew M. Prentice,Ertan Saridogan,David Soriano,Willianne L.D.M. Nelen +11 more
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This guideline was produced by a group of experts in the field using the structured methodology of the Manual for ESHRE Guideline Development, including a thorough systematic search of the literature, quality assessment of the included papers up to January 2012 and consensus within the guideline group on all recommendations.Abstract:
studydesign,size,duration: This guideline was produced by a group of experts in the field using the methodology of the Manual for ESHRE Guideline Development, including a thorough systematic search of the literature, quality assessment of the included papers up to January 2012 and consensus within the guideline group on all recommendations. To ensure input from women with endometriosis, a patient representative was part of the guideline development group. In addition, patient and additional clinical input was collected during the scoping and review phase of the guideline.read more
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Can postoperative GnRH agonist treatment prevent endometriosis recurrence? A meta-analysis.
TL;DR: Longer-term (6 months) postoperative administration of GnRH-a can decrease the recurrence risk of endometriosis, whereas 3 months duration of Gn RH-a therapy makes no significant difference in preventing theRecurrence of endometricriosis.
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Management of Endometriosis : Toward Value-Based, Cost-Effective, Affordable Care
Paolo Vercellini,Federica Facchin,Laura Buggio,Giussy Barbara,Nicola Berlanda,Maria Pina Frattaruolo,Edgardo Somigliana +6 more
TL;DR: Cost-effectiveness analyses should be systematically pre-planned in future trials on endometriosis, and the concept of "value" of medical interventions should guide investigators and health care policymakers.
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Systematic evaluation of endometriosis by transvaginal ultrasound can accurately replace diagnostic laparoscopy, mainly for deep and ovarian endometriosis
M.O. Gonçalves,Joao Siufi Neto,Marina Paula Andres,Daniela Siufi,Leandro Accardo de Mattos,Mauricio Simões Abrão +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the sensitivity and specificity of preoperative transvaginal ultrasound with bowel preparation (TVUS-BP) compared to diagnostic laparoscopy (DL) for the identification of ovarian and deep sites of endometriosis.
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“Do mad people get endo or does endo make you mad?”: Clinicians’ discursive constructions of Medicine and women with endometriosis
TL;DR: Clinicians endorsed Medicine as the authoritative knowledge on women and their bodies, and constructed Medicine as being about providing answers on, and doing things to, the body, suggesting historical hysteria discourse is prevalent in contemporary healthcare for endometriosis.
Risk of Gynecologic Cancer According to the Type of Endometriosis
Liisu Saavalainen,Heini Lassus,Anna But,Aila Tiitinen,Päivi Härkki,Mika Gissler,Mika Gissler,Eero Pukkala,Oskari Heikinheimo +8 more
TL;DR: The excess risk of ovarian cancer among women with ovarian endometriosis translates into two excess cases per 1,000 patients followed for 10 years, according to the standardized incidence ratio calculated as the ratio between the observed to the expected number of cancers and defined for each gynecologic cancer.
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ESHRE guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis
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TL;DR: A working group was convened comprised of practising gynaecologists and experts in evidence-based medicine from Europe, as well as an endometriosis self-help group representative, and the guideline was developed and refined.
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