Endometriosis - Sanjay Manohar's Medical Browser
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Description
- "PATHOLOGY
Ectopic endometrium in pelvis
This reacts to the menstrual cycle each month.
Ccauses inflammation
- pain and formation of scar tissue
PRESENTATION:
- Pelvic pain
- Dyspareunia
TREATMENT
A. Hormonal
� The combined oral contraceptive pill. .
� a levonorgestrel-releasing(progeststogen) intrauterine system
� GnRH analogues- create artifical menopause
� progestogens - (to shrink endometrial tissue)
� antiprogestogens -Danazol (cause artificial menopause)
Progestogens and antiprogestogens = more side effects.
B. Surgery:
1) Laparoscopic removal of endometriosis
2)Hysterctomy and salpingo-oophorectomy"