英文摘要 |
Endometriosis is a benign disease that affects women health worldwide. The prevalence of endometriosis is around 8.9% in Taiwan, where only 40% has pathology prove. Endometriosis can cause dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic pain, menorrhagia, deep dyspareunia, and even infertility. Evidence have shown endometriosis is a disease stimulate by excessive estrogen. If occur- -red endometriomas, or even adenomyosis, then sometimes surgical treatment is inevitable to improve patient's symptoms. However, the recurrence rate is high if only surgical treatment is given to the patient, so long-term treatment should be considered to all patient. To date, we have oral contraceptives, progestins, and GnRH agonists as the medical treatment option for endometriosis. Surgical treatment of laparotomy, laparoscopic, or robotic surgeries can be provided to the patients. A cocktail therapy includes all treatment choice is recommended to all patient, seek for the individual need and give the most proper ''tailored'' treatment. |