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Estrogen-progestins and progestins for the management of endometriosis.

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Estrogen-progestins and progestins reduce the incidence of postoperative endometricrioma recurrence and show a protective effect against endometriosis-associated epithelial ovarian cancer risk.
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This article is published in Fertility and Sterility.The article was published on 2016-12-01. It has received 121 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Endometriosis & Progestin.

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Rethinking mechanisms, diagnosis and management of endometriosis

TL;DR: A patient-centred, individualized, multi-modal and interdisciplinary integrated approach should be taken to maximize the quality of the patient’s ‘endometriosis life’ and how health-care professionals could rethink endometRIosis diagnosis and management is highlighted.
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Choosing the right surgical technique for deep endometriosis: shaving, disc excision, or bowel resection?

TL;DR: Surgeons should consider rectal shaving as a first-line surgical treatment of rectovaginal DE, regardless of nodule size or association with other digestive localizations, as well as laparoscopy or transanal staplers.
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Dysmenorrhea and related disorders

TL;DR: The diagnosis is suspected on the basis of the clinical history and the physical examination and can be confirmed by ultrasound, which is very useful to exclude some secondary causes of dysmenorrhea, such as endometriosis and adenomyosis.
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Bladder Endometriosis: A Systematic Review of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Treatment, Impact on Fertility, and Risk of Malignant Transformation

TL;DR: Current evidence does not support the removal of bladder endometriotic lesions because of the potential risk of malignant transformation since this phenomenon is exceedingly rare, and the review provides a useful tool to guide physicians in the management of this complex condition.
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Alastair Baker
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TL;DR: Analyzing health care organizations as complex systems, Crossing the Quality Chasm also documents the causes of the quality gap, identifies current practices that impede quality care, and explores how systems approaches can be used to implement change.
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The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI): Cross-Validation and Development of Clinical Cutoff Scores

TL;DR: Cross-validate the Female Sexual Function Index in several samples of women with mixed sexual dysfunctions and develop diagnostic cut-off scores for potential classification of women's sexual dysfunction and discuss the results in terms of potential strengths and weaknesses of the FSFI.
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ESHRE guideline: management of women with endometriosis

TL;DR: 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.
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Medical-eligibility criteria for contraceptive use.

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