References

References

Epidemiology

• Cramer DW: Epidemiology of endometriosis. In: Wilson EA (editor): Endometriosis, Alan R. Liss, Inc, 1987, p. 5.
  
• Gruppos Italiano per lo Studio Dell'Endometriosi: Prevalence and anatomical distribution of endometriosis in women with selected gynaecological conditions: results from a multicentric Italian study. Hum Reprod 1994;9:1158.
  
• Olive DL, Schwartz LB: Endometriosis. New Engl J Med 1993;328:1759.
  
• Wheeler JM: Epidemiology and prevalence of endometriosis. Infertil Reprod Med Clin North Am 1992;3:545.

Pathogenesis

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Endometriosis, ACOG Technical Bulletin No. 184, September 1993.
  
• Coxhead D, Thomas EJ: Familial inheritance of endometriosis in a British population: A case control study. J Obstet Gynaecol 1993;13:42.
  
• Ho HN et al: Peritoneal cellular immunity and endometriosis. Am J Reprod Immunol 1997;38:400.
  
• Oosterlynck DJ et al: Immunosuppressive activity of peritoneal fluid in women with endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol 1993;82:206.
  
• Ramey JW, Archer DF: Peritoneal fluid: Its relevance to the development of endometriosis. Fertil Steril 1993;60:1.
  
• Semino C et al: Role of major histocompatibility complex class I expression and natural killer-like T cells in the genetic control of endometriosis. Fertil Steril 1995;64:909.

Pathology

• Bergqvist A, Ferno M: Estrogen and progesterone receptors in endometriotic tissue and endometrium: Comparison according to localization and recurrence. Fertil Steril 1993;60:63.
  
• Murphy AA et al: Unsuspected endometriosis documented by scanning electron microscopy in visually normal peritoneum. Fertil Steril 1986;46:52.

Pathologic Physiology

• Koninckx PR et al: Suggestive evidence that pelvic endometriosis is a progressive disease, whereas deeply infiltrating endometriosis is associated with pelvic pain. Fertil Steril 1991;55:759.
  
• Pittaway DE, Ellington CP, Klimek M: Preclinical abortions and endometriosis. Fertil Steril 1988;49:221.
  
• Rodrigues-Escudero FJ et al: Does minimal endometriosis reduce fecundity? Fertil Steril 1988;50:522.
  
• Steele RW, Dmowski WP, Marmer DJ: Deficient cellular immunity in endometriosis. Am J Reprod Immunol 1984;6:33.
  
• Switchenko AC, Kauffman RS, Becker A: Are there endometrial antibodies in sera of women with endometriosis? Fertil Steril 1991;56:235.
  
• Syrop CH, Halme J: Peritoneal fluid environment and infertility. Fertil Steril 1987;48:1.
  
• Vercellini P et al: Endometriosis and pelvic pain: relation to disease stage and localization. Fertil Steril 1996;65:299.

Clinical Findings

• Fedele L et al: Pain symptoms associated with endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol 1992;79:767.

Complications

• Schorlemmer GR, Battaglini JW: Pneumothorax in menstruating females. Contemp Surg 1982;20:53.
  
• Zwas FR, Lyon DT: Endometriosis: An important condition in clinical gastroenterology. Dig Dis Sci 1991;36:353.

Treatment

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Endometriosis. ACOG Technical Bulletin No. 184, September 1993.
  
• Barbieri RL: Hormonal treatment of endometriosis: The estrogen threshold hypothesis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1992;166:740.
  
• Barbieri RL, Ryan KJ: Danazol: Endocrine pharmacology and therapeutic applications. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1981;141:453.
  
• Cook AS, Rock JA: The role of laparoscopy in the treatment of endometriosis. Fertil Steril 1991;55:663.
  
• Dlugi AM, Miller JD, Knittle J: Lupron depot (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension) in the treatment of endometriosis: A randomized placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Fertil Steril 1990;54:419.
  
• Henzl MR et al: Administration of nasal nafarelin as compared with oral danazol for endometriosis: A multicenter double-blind comparative trial. N Engl J Med 1988;318:485.
  
• Krasnow JS, Berga SL: Endometriosis and gamete intrafallopian transfer. Assisted Reprod Rev 1993;3:121.
  
• Luciano AA, Turksoy RN, Carleo J: Evaluation of oral medroxyprogesterone acetate in the treatment of endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol 1988;72:323.
  
• Maouris P: Asymptomatic mild endometriosis in infertile women: The case for expectant management. Obstet Gynecol Surv 1991;46:548.
  
• Marcoux S et al: Laparoscopic surgery in infertile women with minimal or mild endometriosis. N Engl J Med 1997;337(4):217.
  
• Speroff L et al: Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility, 6th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1999, 1063.
  
• Surrey ES and the Add-Back Consensus Working Group: Add-back therapy and gonadotropin hormone agonists in the treatment of patients with endometriosis: can a consensus be reached? Fertil Steril 1999;71( 3):1999.
  
• Surrey ES et al: The effects of combining norethindrone with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist in the treatment of symptomatic endometriosis. Fertil Steril 1990;53:620.