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2019 Dec 20


Chin Med J (Engl)


132


24

New therapeutic approaches for endometriosis besides hormonal therapy.

Authors

Chen F-Y, Wang X, Tang R-Y, Guo Z-X, Deng Y-Z-J, Yu Q
Chin Med J (Engl). 2019 Dec 20; 132(24):2984-2993.
PMID: 31809322.

Abstract

Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disease that frequently leading to chronic pelvic pain, severe dysmenorrhea, and subfertility. As first-line hormonal treatment can interfere with ovulation and may cause recurrent pelvic pain, exploration of new non-hormonal therapeutic approaches becomes increasingly necessary. This review aimed to evaluate the pre-clinical and clinical efficacy and safety of non-hormonal treatment for endometriosis DATA SOURCES:: Databases including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, SINOMED, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Google Scholar were searched up to October 2019, using search terms "endometriosis" and "non-hormonal therapy."