OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was a quantification of changes in endometriosis-associated pain and quality of life during the stimulatory phase of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist therapy. STUDY DESIGN: One hundred twenty wome…
OBJECTIVE: To determine the duration of time to the recurrence of pain attributable to endometriosis after the discontinuation of treatment with danazol or a GnRH agonist (GnRH-a) in patients who have had a satisfactory response to the trea…
Uterine leiomyomata and endometriosis are two common hormone-dependent pathologies effecting women of reproductive age. Prior to the introduction of gonadotropin releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa), there was no effective medical therapy for…
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the efficacy of depot leuprolide versus danazol in the treatment of endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: A double-blind randomized trial of 270 patients from 22 centers compared the pretreatment and posttreatment lapa…
The safety and efficacy of leuprolide acetate (LA) for depot suspension (Lupron depot; TAP Pharmaceuticals, North Chicago, IL), 3.75 mg versus placebo, in the treatment of pain associated with endometriosis was assessed in a randomized, dou…