Hormone Based Articles & Analysis
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Available therapeutics for endometriosis are mainly hormone-based and aim to reduce the effect of endogenous estrogen. Therefore, hormonal contraceptives, as well as agents which completely shut off estrogen production, are often used. However, interfering with the normal female hormone levels often lead to side effects and such ...
Of the 155 patients treated in Brazil between August 2018 and April 2019, 70% were classified as having high-risk disease based on traditional clinical parameters, and the majority had tumours larger than 2 centimeters. A total of 151 of the 155 patients (97%) were initially recommended chemotherapy in addition to hormonal therapy based on ...