This is an advanced clinical reference text on the latest scientific work on endometriosis. It contains important new information for clinicians treating endometriosis patients with pain or infertility problems. The book contains sixteen chapters beginning with the basic aspects of epidemiology, pathogenesis, and immunology, then covering clinical appearance, infertility and pelvic pain, medical treatment by endocrine modulation, and new methods of surgical treatment. As volume editors Venturini and Evers state in their foreword, "The focus is on recent scientific advances that make a difference in clinical practice, both regarding the concepts of decreased fertility and pain, and of medical treatment and novel surgical approaches." Includes bibliographic references and index.
