BACKGROUND Although surgery for endometriosis can improve pain and fertility, the risk of
disease recurrence is high. There is little consensus regarding the benefit of medical therapy …

Objective To assess patient response rates to medical therapies used to treat endometriosis-
associated pain. Design A systematic review with the use of Medline and Embase. Setting …

STUDY QUESTION What is the optimal management of women with endometriosis based
on the best available evidence in the literature? SUMMARY ANSWER Using the structured …

STUDY QUESTION Is there a global consensus on the management of endometriosis that
considers the views of women with endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER It was possible to …

BACKGROUND Numerous studies concerning endometriosis and pain have been reported.
However, there is no consensus on the best method to evaluate pain in endometriosis and …

Background Chronic pain can often occur after surgery, substantially impairing patients'
health and quality of life. It is caused by complex mechanisms that are not yet well …

Introduction: Pharmacotherapy has a pivotal role in the management of endometriosis with
long-term treatments balancing clinical efficacy (control of pain symptoms and prevention of …

Objectives Endometriosis and quality of life has been the subject of much research,
however, there is little consensus on how best to evaluate quality of life in endometriosis …

A patients' increasing interest in dietary modifications as a possible complementary or
alternative treatment of endometriosis is observed. Unfortunately, the therapeutic potential of …

Background Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition affecting approximately
10% of women of reproductive age (Ozkan 2008). Common symptoms are dysmenorrhoea …