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Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Endometriosis
Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for endometriosis.
Reviewed November 2011
16 Resources Found
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| Title: | Interventions for women with endometrioma prior to assisted reproductive technology |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Endometriomata are a form of ovarian endometriosis, classified as cysts within the ovaries. They are a common cause of subfertility and pelvic pain. This review aimed to determine which treatment approach was better for women with subfertility and endom... |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues for pain associated with endometriosis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Endometriosis is a common condition affecting women of child-bearing age, and is usually due to the presence of endometrial tissue in places other than the uterus. Common symptoms include pain and infertility. GnRHas are a group of drugs often used to... |
| Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Title: | Pre and post-operative medical therapy for endometriosis surgery |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Endometriosis is caused by the lining of the uterus (endometrium) spreading outside the uterus. It can cause pelvic pain, painful periods and infertility. Common treatments are hormonal suppression with medical therapy to reduce the size of endometrial ... |
| Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Title: | Acupuncture for pain in endometriosis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease that causes chronic pelvic pain, most notably painful menstruation, as the most common complaint. Acupuncture is frequently used to treat both pain and various gynaecological conditions. This review examined th... |
| Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Title: | Anti-TNF-a treatment for pelvic pain associated with endometriosis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Endometriosis is a painful condition in which endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus. It potentially affects a woman's ability to conceive. Recent studies support the contributing role of inflammation in endometriosis-related pain. Since anti-TNF-... |
| Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Title: | Laparoscopic surgery for pelvic pain associated with endometriosis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Endometriosis is the presence of tissue that normally lines the uterus in inappropriate sites (usually within the pelvic cavity). It can cause fertility problems, painful menstruation and painful sexual intercourse. Hormonal drugs such as the oral contr... |
| Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Title: | Ovulation suppression for endometriosis for women with subfertility |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This review of 23 trials involving 3043 women with endometriosis has shown that there no evidence of benefit with the use of ovulation suppression for women with endometriosis and infertility. Endometriosis is caused by the lining of the uterus (endomet... |
| Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Title: | Pentoxifylline versus medical therapies for subfertile women with endometriosis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Endometriosis is a painful condition where endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus, which potentially affects a woman's ability to conceive. Recent studies support the influence of the immune system on this disease. Pentoxifylline is an immunomodula... |
| Date: | Nov 2008 |
| Title: | Chinese herbal medicine for endometriosis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition causing menstrual and pelvic pain. Treatment involves surgery and hormonal drugs, with potentially unpleasant side effects and high rates of reoccurrence of endometriosis. This review suggests that Chin... |
| Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Title: | Hormone therapy for endometriosis and surgical menopause |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Endometriosis is known to result in variable severity of symptoms. For some women bilateral removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy) with or without an hysterectomy may be required to manage symptoms. This brings women into premature menopause. It is thoug... |
| Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Title: | Laparoscopic surgery for subfertility associated with endometriosis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Endometriosis is the presence of tissue that normally lines the uterus in inappropriate sites (usually within the pelvic cavity). It can cause fertility problems and symptoms such as painful menstruation and painful sexual intercourse. Hormonal drugs in... |
| Title: | Danazol for pelvic pain associated with endometriosis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Danazol reduces the painful symptoms of endometriosis but has androgenic effects. Endometriosis is a painful condition where endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus. It can cause cysts and infertility. Danazol is a hormone that produces male charact... |
| Date: | Jun 2007 |
| Title: | Oral contraceptives for pain associated with endometriosis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Endometriosis is a common women's healthcare condition which is defined as the growth of endometrium (lining of the uterus) at sites outside the uterus, such as the ovaries. Endometriosis is commonly found in women with painful periods, pain with sexual... |
| Date: | May 2007 |
| Title: | Long-term pituitary down-regulation before in vitro fertilization (IVF) for women with endometriosis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Endometriosis is a disease characterised by the presence of endometrial tissue (the lining of the womb) outside the cavity of the womb. Many women with the disease suffer from menstrual pain and some suffer from infertility. Infertile women with endomet... |
| Date: | Oct 2005 |
| Title: | Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues for endometriosis: bone mineral density |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Endometriosis is a painful condition caused where tissue from the lining of the uterus (womb) is outside the uterus as well. It can be treated with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRHas). Possible adverse effects of GnRHas include loss of bo... |
| Date: | Aug 2003 |
| Title: | Progestagens and anti-progestagens for pain associated with endometriosis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Progestagens and anti-progestagens can help reduce the pain from endometriosis. Endometriosis is a painful condition where tissue from the lining of the womb (uterus) is outside the uterus as well. It can cause pain in the abdomen generally, and during ... |
| Date: | Jan 2000 |
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