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Gynecological Surgery
Published in: Gynecological Surgery 2/2004

01-06-2004 | Editorial

Treatment of endometriosis—a special skills module only?

Authors: Jeremy T. Wright, David B. Redwine

Published in: Gynecological Surgery | Issue 2/2004

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Endometriosis probably affects 6% of the UK female population [1]. It can be identified on over 240,000 websites and appears in over 10,000 articles on a Medline search. Despite this, its aetiology remains uncertain, its pathology disputed [2, 3] and its treatment poor. Most medical treatments are based on ovulation suppression and inducing amenorrhoea. The treatment regimens are usually of short duration and have a high drop-out rate because of intolerable side effects. …
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Metadata
Title
Treatment of endometriosis—a special skills module only?
Authors
Jeremy T. Wright
David B. Redwine
Publication date
01-06-2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Gynecological Surgery / Issue 2/2004
Print ISSN: 1613-2076
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10397-004-0023-2

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