Therapeutische Umschau. Revue therapeutique

Contraception and Sexual Health Abstract. Reliable contraceptive methods allow a free development of sexuality without fear of unwanted pregnancies. They have contributed significantly to a more self-determined sexuality of both women and m…

Endometriosis and Menopause Abstract. Endometriosis is supposed to affect only women in their reproductive years, but endometriotic lesions can reactivate in menopause and cause significant complaints in these patients. Altered needs and co…

Endometriosis Abstract. Endometriosis, which is the presence of functional endometrial tissue outside the endometrium, represents one of the most common gynecological diseases. Given the variability of the symptoms depending on the exact lo…

Chronic pelvic pain Abstract. Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is a condition that may occur in combination with endometriosis and has a prevalence of 1 - 11 %. After persistence of pain of more than three months CPPS is likely. After ex…

A non-contraceptive benefit of oral hormonal contraceptives (OC) is a diminished risk for certain benign as well as malignant tumours, such as benign breast tumours, uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts. Endometriosis itself is not positively…

Surveys show that most women desire a change in their menstrual pattern in the sense that they would prefer less menstruations or even amenorrhea. On this behalf, there is no difference between women having spontaneous natural cycles and wo…

The major symptom is dysmenorrhea. Chronic, sometimes non-cyclic pain due to pelvic adhesions is often seen in the long course of the disease. Infiltration into the blader or bowel is a rare but serious complication. A group of patients pre…

Chronic gastrointestinal bleeding can occur as recurrent overt blood loss (hematochezia, melena or hematemesis) or as occult gastrointestinal bleeding. Occult bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract is typically identified by either a posi…

In Gynaecology there have been many innovative developments towards minimal invasive surgery. Today patients can profit of these new techniques in all fields of gynaecological surgery, some of which are described: The treatment of benign ad…

Due to their high oral bioavailability synthetic progestagens are used for therapy, hormone replacement therapy and contraception There are different types of progestogens. There are progesterone derivatives, nortestosterone derivatives (13…

Primary dysmenorrhea is very frequent in ovulating women; it can even become a disease. In some cases, but not always, it is preceded by premenstrual tensions. Secondary dysmenorrhoea should be clearly differentiated, because it is a sympto…

Endometriosis is the female disease and very frequent. The grade differs widely: mildest stages, which do no harm, are occurring as well as severe manifestations destructing parts of the internal genital tract and creating adhesions. The et…

Ultrasound has been gaining significance in the recent past as diagnostic tool not only in obstetrics but also in general gynecology. Improvements of image resolution by transvaginal sonography [TVS] allow the investigation of even delicate…

Repeated application of GnRH agonists causes a reversible suppression of ovarian function. Suppression on estrogen release is the fundamental idea of this hormonal therapy of endometriosis. We treated twelve patients with histologically pro…

In 35 patients with laparoscopically proved endometriosis we determined the cytosolic estrogen and progesterone receptor content in endometrial samples before and after a 3-month course of progestagen treatment (DCC method). Dienogest was g…

Results of conventional microsurgery to restore fertilization after previous tubal sterilization are very satisfactory. The number of ectopic pregnancies is equal to that of patients treated using macrosurgical techniques and that of the av…

The influence of Anovlar on biological parameters in normal women and its therapeutic effects in women with menstruation disorders dysmenorrhea endometriosis and sterility were studied. The basal temperature curve during treatment was flat …