Endometriosis: A Disease with Few Direct Treatment Options

Endometriosis is a gynecological condition characterized by the growth of endometrium-like tissues inside and outside the pelvic cavity. The evolution of the disease can lead to infertility in addition to high treatment costs. Currently, available medications are only effective in treating endometri...

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Autores principales: França, Patricia Ribeiro de Carvalho, Lontra, Anna Carolina Pereira, Fernandes, Patricia Dias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9268675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35807280
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27134034
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author França, Patricia Ribeiro de Carvalho
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description Endometriosis is a gynecological condition characterized by the growth of endometrium-like tissues inside and outside the pelvic cavity. The evolution of the disease can lead to infertility in addition to high treatment costs. Currently, available medications are only effective in treating endometriosis-related pain; however, it is not a targeted treatment. The objective of this work is to review the characteristics of the disease, the diagnostic means and treatments available, as well as to discuss new therapeutic options.
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spelling pubmed-92686752022-07-09 Endometriosis: A Disease with Few Direct Treatment Options França, Patricia Ribeiro de Carvalho Lontra, Anna Carolina Pereira Fernandes, Patricia Dias Molecules Review Endometriosis is a gynecological condition characterized by the growth of endometrium-like tissues inside and outside the pelvic cavity. The evolution of the disease can lead to infertility in addition to high treatment costs. Currently, available medications are only effective in treating endometriosis-related pain; however, it is not a targeted treatment. The objective of this work is to review the characteristics of the disease, the diagnostic means and treatments available, as well as to discuss new therapeutic options. MDPI 2022-06-23 /pmc/articles/PMC9268675/ /pubmed/35807280 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27134034 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Endometriosis: A Disease with Few Direct Treatment Options
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