Hormonal treatments for endometriosis: The endocrine background

S Vannuccini, S Clemenza, M Rossi… - Reviews in Endocrine and …, 2022 - Springer
… GnRH agonists and antagonists are effective on endometriosis by acting on pituitary-… In
the past, surgery was considered the definitive treatment, but recent evidences showed that it …

[HTML][HTML] Use of combined hormonal contraceptives for the treatment of endometriosis-related pain: a systematic review of the evidence

JT Jensen, W Schlaff, K Gordon - Fertility and sterility, 2018 - Elsevier
… Continuous combined OC versus GnRH agonist plus hormonal add-back treatment … continuous
combined OC treatment with GnRH agonist plus hormonal add-back therapy. To conceal …

An update on the pharmacological management of endometriosis

I Streuli, D de Ziegler, P Santulli… - Expert opinion on …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
… There is also ample evidence that the endometrium of women with endometriosis is … The
efficacy of GnRH agonists on endometriosis-related pain symptoms is well demonstrated by a …

Hormone treatment of endometriosis: the estrogenthreshold hypothesis

RL Barbieri - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 1992 - Elsevier
hormone agonist is an effective alternative to surgical therapy. The basis for medical treatment
of endometriosis is that endometriosis … Preliminary evidence to support this concept is …

Endometriosis: current therapies and new pharmacological developments

P Vercellini, E Somigliana, P Vigano, A Abbiati… - Drugs, 2009 - Springer
… women with symptomatic endometriosis is supported by evidence showing that
medroxyprogesterone is more efficacious than placebo, and no less efficacious than GnRH agonists, …

A comparison of progestogens or oral contraceptives and gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists for the treatment of endometriosis: a systematic review

CJ Jeng, L Chuang, J Shen - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
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Conventional medical therapies for endometriosis

VM Rice - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
agonists and the androgen, danazol. The majority of evidence in support of medical therapy
for endometriosis is largely observational, with the exception of studies of GnRH agonists, …

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist treatment for endometriosis of the rectovaginal septum

L Fedele, S Bianchi, G Zanconato, L Tozzi… - American journal of …, 2000 - Elsevier
evidence of ovarian endometriosis, nor was there evidence of any … The failure rate of
gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist … The endometriotic lesions showed a slight but …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of pain associated with deep endometriosis: alternatives and evidence

S Ferrero, F Alessandri, A Racca, ULR Maggiore - Fertility and sterility, 2015 - Elsevier
endometriosis, and may explain its most aggressive behavior and the presence of severe pain
symptoms. Hormonal therapies, such as combined hormonal … releasing hormone agonists

Optimizing gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist therapy in women with endometriosis

DL Olive - Treatments in endocrinology, 2004 - Springer
… However, there is no evidence to suggest that this treatment is of value in endometriosis-…
effect of GnRH agonists in patients with symptomatic endometriosis while minimizing the …