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The Role of Medical Management in the Treatment of Endometriosis

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Endometriosis is second only to uterine fibroids as the most frequent cause of surgical procedures in premenopausal women.1 The disease can be diagnosed and its extent can be evaluated only at the time of surgical exploration via laparoscopy or laparotomy. Surgery, therefore, has traditionally been the principal method of treatment.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, 31207, USA

    Camran R. Nezhat M.D. , Farr R. Nezhat M.D.  & Ceana H. Nezhat M.D. ,  & 

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Camran R. Nezhat M.D. , Farr R. Nezhat M.D.  & Ceana H. Nezhat M.D. ,  & 

  3. Center for Special Pelvic Surgery, Atlanta, GA, 30342, USA

    Camran R. Nezhat M.D. , Farr R. Nezhat M.D.  & Ceana H. Nezhat M.D. ,  & 

  4. Center for Special Pelvic Surgery, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA

    Camran R. Nezhat M.D. , Farr R. Nezhat M.D.  & Ceana H. Nezhat M.D. ,  & 

  5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA

    Gary S. Berger M.D.

  6. Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA

    Gary S. Berger M.D.

  7. Chapel Hill Fertility Center, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA

    Gary S. Berger M.D.

  8. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77054, USA

    Veasy C. Buttram Jr. M.D.

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Dmowski, W.P. (1995). The Role of Medical Management in the Treatment of Endometriosis. In: Nezhat, C.R., Berger, G.S., Nezhat, F.R., Buttram, V.C., Nezhat, C.H. (eds) Endometriosis. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8404-5_23

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