Karl-Werner Schweppe

Objective The objective of this revised official guideline, published by the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG) and coordinated in the joint guidelines program of the DGGG, the Austrian Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics…

TARGET GROUP: Physicians interested in endometriosis and infertility as well as medical teams in reproductive medicine and endometriosis centers. OBJECTIVE: A practical guide for clinical decision-making. This guide was compiled by the wor…

STUDY QUESTION: How is endometriosis care organized at the primary, secondary, and tertiary care levels in five high-income countries? SUMMARY ANSWER: In all countries under study, initiatives have been taken to provide endometriosis care …

PURPOSE: The surgical treatment of endometriosis, which is routinely performed by minimally invasive approach, is developing towards an increasing complexity in deep endometriosis. While RAS appears to be gaining importance, there are few r…

Introduction After puberty, at least 10% of all women and girls suffer from endometriosis. Surgery is useful for both the diagnosis and therapy. To date, quality indicators for the surgical treatment of endometriosis are lacking. QS ENDO ai…

Abstract Introduction Endometriosis significantly reduces patientsʼ quality of life and is additionally a burden on healthcare and social security systems. There are currently no quality indicators for the treatment of endometriosis. The ca…

Comment on: Diagnostic Benefit of the Detection of Mitotic Figures in Endometriotic LesionsGeburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2022; 82(01): 85-92DOI: 10.1055/a-1580-0601

Abstract Aims The aim of this official guideline published and coordinated by the German Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (DGGG) in cooperation with the Austrian Society for Gynaecology and Obstetrics (OEGGG) and the Swiss Society for …

Advances in preoperative diagnostics as well as in surgical techniques for the treatment of endometriosis, especially for deep endometriosis, call for a classification system, that includes all aspects of the disease such as peritoneal endo…

Trotz guter Erfahrungen in der klinischen Praxis gibt es aktuell auch Zweifel am Nutzen der Anwendung von kombinierten östrogenhaltigen Kontrazeptiva (KOK) bei Dysmenorrhö, wenn diese ein Symptom der Endometriose ist 1.

Hintergrund und Fragestellung: Endometriose ist eine der häufigsten Erkrankungen von Frauen in der reproduktiven Lebensphase mit den typischen Symptomen Dysmenorrhoe, Unterbauchschmerzen und Fertilitätsstörungen. Die Verzögerung der Diagnos…

Endometriosis affects a significant number of young premenopausal women. Quite apart from the medical challenges, endometriosis is a relevant burden for healthcare and social security systems. Standardized quality indicators for the treatme…

Die leitliniengerechte Behandlung einer symptomatischen Endometriose des Harntraktes besteht in der Exzision im Gesunden. Liegt ein Ureterstau vor, so müssen auch asymptomatische Frauen behandelt werden. Es wird retrospektiv untersucht, ob …

The implementation of a quality assurance program in endometriosis QS ENDO was initiated to evaluate the actual pattern of endometriosis care in German- speaking countries.br After the first phase (QS ENDO Real) which will yield an overview…

Endometriosis represents nowadays a real burden for the patients as well as for the physicians, as it requires surgical and/or medical treatment, often long - termed and repeated. Moreover, the high costs necessary to diagnose and treat end…

bDisease:/b Adenomyosis uteri (endometriosis genitalis interna) is defined by the presence of heterotopic glands of the zona basalis of the endometrium in the myometrium with a focal or homogeneous spread in the myometrium. In this prolifer…

Man schätzt, dass etwa 10% aller Frauen im Reproduktionsalter eine Endometriose haben und dass bei Sterilitätspatientinnen die Inzidenz bis 50% ansteigt. Sie ist eine östrogenabhängige benigne proliferative Erkrankung, wobei die Datenlage z…

In this guideline, recommendations and standards for optimum diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis are presented. They are based on the analysis of the available scientific evidence as published in prospective randomized and retrospectiv…

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 produce an international consensus statement on the current management o…

In the last few years, considerable progress has been made understanding endometriosis and developing diagnostic procedures and therapeutic options. Sophisticated endoscopic instruments allow laparoscopic surgery even in progressed stages a…