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 …

BACKGROUND Deep endometriosis invading the bowel constitutes a major challenge for
the gynecologist. In addition to the greater impact on pain, the high incidence of surgical …

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 …

† Potential for biomarker-based interventions† Development of biomarkers in phases†
Summary background: Although surgery is currently the treatment of choice for managing …

BACKGROUND Treatment of colorectal endometriosis is difficult and challenging. We
reviewed the clinical outcome of surgical treatment of deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) …

BACKGROUND Surgery is often considered the best treatment option in women with
symptomatic endometriosis. However, extent and duration of the therapeutic benefit are still …

Laparoscopic treatment for endometriosis-associated infertility is gaining widespread
popularity supported mostly by uncontrolled studies, but the purported benefit of surgery …

BACKGROUND Transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) has important advantages compared
with transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS): it is less invasive, is cost-effective, is a familiar and …

Although surgical excision of endometriosis both improves pain and enhances fertility,
recurrence can further exacerbate pain and reduce fertility, which in turn impacts the quality …

BACKGROUND Endometriosis is typically regarded as a premenopausal disease, resolving
after natural or iatrogenic menopause due to declining oestrogen levels. Nonetheless, case …