B A Lessey1. 1. Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To review the literature on the use of medical management of endometriosis and infertility. DESIGN: Literature review. RESULT(S): Endometriosis is a common finding in women with infertility, but the mechanism by which it renders a woman infertile remains unclear. Despite many years of controversy and debate, there remains a strong bias against medical treatment for endometriosis-associated infertility. A review of the current literature suggests that medical management of endometriosis may be effective in selected patients and in certain settings, including patients undergoing IVF. CONCLUSION(S): A closer look at the question of medical management of endometriosis reveals that much remains to be learned before a final decision can be made about the use of medical therapies, such as GnRH agonists, for endometriosis and associated infertility.
OBJECTIVE: To review the literature on the use of medical management of endometriosis and infertility. DESIGN: Literature review. RESULT(S): Endometriosis is a common finding in women with infertility, but the mechanism by which it renders a woman infertile remains unclear. Despite many years of controversy and debate, there remains a strong bias against medical treatment for endometriosis-associated infertility. A review of the current literature suggests that medical management of endometriosis may be effective in selected patients and in certain settings, including patients undergoing IVF. CONCLUSION(S): A closer look at the question of medical management of endometriosis reveals that much remains to be learned before a final decision can be made about the use of medical therapies, such as GnRH agonists, for endometriosis and associated infertility.
Authors: Sun-Wei Guo; Lone Hummelshoj; David L Olive; Serdar E Bulun; Thomas M D'Hooghe; Johannes L H Evers Journal: Hum Reprod Date: 2009-03-04 Impact factor: 6.918
Authors: Paul B Miller; Brent A Parnell; Greta Bushnell; Nicholas Tallman; David A Forstein; H Lee Higdon; Jo Kitawaki; Bruce A Lessey Journal: Hum Reprod Date: 2012-01-13 Impact factor: 6.918
Authors: Nancy H Collins; Elizabeth C Lessey; Carolyn D DuSell; Donald P McDonnell; Lindsay Fowler; Wilder A Palomino; Maria J Illera; Xianzhong Yu; Bilan Mo; Angela M Houwing; Bruce A Lessey Journal: Biol Reprod Date: 2008-10-15 Impact factor: 4.285