OBJECTIVE: To assess the longer term efficacy of laparoscopic laser surgery in the treatment of painful pelvic endometriosis and to observe the natural history of the disease at second-look laparoscopy in a control group. DESIGN: One-year …
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of laser laparoscopic photocoagulation of endometriomas (2-18 cm) in patients with pain, infertility, or a combination of the two. DESIGN: Retrospective review of all patients with endometriomas from…
OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of laser laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of pain associated with minimal, mild, and moderate endometriosis. DESIGN: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, and controlled clinical study. SETTING: R…
A 35-year old woman visited her general practitioners clinic because she was having more and more trouble inserting her diaphragm and tampons. She had had no difficulties in the past. She also reported experiencing pain during intercourse. …