Treatment of endometriosis: a review with comparison of 8 guidelines

Abstract Background Endometriosis, the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus, is a common clinical entity between women of reproductive age, with a prevalence of about 10%. Due to the variety of endometriosis-associated symptoms, a great variety of treatments have been implemented....

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Autores principales: Dimitrios Rafail Kalaitzopoulos, Nicolas Samartzis, Georgios N. Kolovos, Evangelia Mareti, Eleftherios Pierre Samartzis, Markus Eberhard, Kostantinos Dinas, Angelos Daniilidis
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:220f9154a6e147b9be02731b04df4b5d2021-12-05T12:08:23ZTreatment of endometriosis: a review with comparison of 8 guidelines10.1186/s12905-021-01545-51472-6874https://doaj.org/article/220f9154a6e147b9be02731b04df4b5d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01545-5https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6874Abstract Background Endometriosis, the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus, is a common clinical entity between women of reproductive age, with a prevalence of about 10%. Due to the variety of endometriosis-associated symptoms, a great variety of treatments have been implemented. The aim of this review is to give an overview on therapeutical approaches of eight national and international widely used guidelines. Methods Six national (College National des Gynecologues et Obstetriciens Francais, National German Guideline (S2k), Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, American College of Obstetricians (ACOG) and Gynecologists, American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and National Institute for Health and Care (NICE) and two international (World Endometriosis Society, European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) guidelines are included in this review. Conclusion All the above-mentioned guidelines agree that the combined oral contraceptive pill, progestogens are therapies recommended for endometriosis associated pain. Concerning infertility, there is no clear consensus about surgical treatment. Discrepancies are also found on recommendation of the second- and third-line treatments.Dimitrios Rafail KalaitzopoulosNicolas SamartzisGeorgios N. KolovosEvangelia MaretiEleftherios Pierre SamartzisMarkus EberhardKostantinos DinasAngelos DaniilidisBMCarticleEndometriosisPainInfertilityConservative treatmentSurgical treatmentGuidelinesGynecology and obstetricsRG1-991Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENBMC Women's Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic Endometriosis
Pain
Infertility
Conservative treatment
Surgical treatment
Guidelines
Gynecology and obstetrics
RG1-991
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
spellingShingle Endometriosis
Pain
Infertility
Conservative treatment
Surgical treatment
Guidelines
Gynecology and obstetrics
RG1-991
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Dimitrios Rafail Kalaitzopoulos
Nicolas Samartzis
Georgios N. Kolovos
Evangelia Mareti
Eleftherios Pierre Samartzis
Markus Eberhard
Kostantinos Dinas
Angelos Daniilidis
Treatment of endometriosis: a review with comparison of 8 guidelines
description Abstract Background Endometriosis, the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus, is a common clinical entity between women of reproductive age, with a prevalence of about 10%. Due to the variety of endometriosis-associated symptoms, a great variety of treatments have been implemented. The aim of this review is to give an overview on therapeutical approaches of eight national and international widely used guidelines. Methods Six national (College National des Gynecologues et Obstetriciens Francais, National German Guideline (S2k), Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, American College of Obstetricians (ACOG) and Gynecologists, American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and National Institute for Health and Care (NICE) and two international (World Endometriosis Society, European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) guidelines are included in this review. Conclusion All the above-mentioned guidelines agree that the combined oral contraceptive pill, progestogens are therapies recommended for endometriosis associated pain. Concerning infertility, there is no clear consensus about surgical treatment. Discrepancies are also found on recommendation of the second- and third-line treatments.
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author Dimitrios Rafail Kalaitzopoulos
Nicolas Samartzis
Georgios N. Kolovos
Evangelia Mareti
Eleftherios Pierre Samartzis
Markus Eberhard
Kostantinos Dinas
Angelos Daniilidis
author_facet Dimitrios Rafail Kalaitzopoulos
Nicolas Samartzis
Georgios N. Kolovos
Evangelia Mareti
Eleftherios Pierre Samartzis
Markus Eberhard
Kostantinos Dinas
Angelos Daniilidis
author_sort Dimitrios Rafail Kalaitzopoulos
title Treatment of endometriosis: a review with comparison of 8 guidelines
title_short Treatment of endometriosis: a review with comparison of 8 guidelines
title_full Treatment of endometriosis: a review with comparison of 8 guidelines
title_fullStr Treatment of endometriosis: a review with comparison of 8 guidelines
title_full_unstemmed Treatment of endometriosis: a review with comparison of 8 guidelines
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