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. 2006 Nov;86(5):1307-9; discussion 1317.
doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.06.045.

Diagnosis of endometriosis and pelvic pain

Ray Garry  1
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Diagnosis of endometriosis and pelvic pain

Ray Garry. Fertil Steril. 2006 Nov.
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Abstract

Both the American and the Royal Colleges of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have produced guidelines that recommend patients with chronic pelvic pain, including those suspected of having endometriosis, should receive empirical medical therapy without a preliminary diagnostic laparoscopy. This paper reviews the implications of this approach.

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