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Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. 2014 Dec;74(12):1104-1118. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1383187.

National German Guideline (S2k): Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis: Long Version - AWMF Registry No. 015-045.

Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde

U Ulrich, O Buchweitz, R Greb, J Keckstein, I von Leffern, P Oppelt, S P Renner, M Sillem, W Stummvoll, R-L De Wilde, K-W Schweppe,

Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Martin Luther Hospital, Berlin.
  2. Gynecological Outpatient Surgery Altonaer Straße, Hamburg.
  3. Center for Reproductive Medicine, Dortmund.
  4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Provincial Hospital, Villach.
  5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Albertinen Hospital, Hamburg.
  6. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Provincial Women's and Children's Hospital, Linz.
  7. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Erlangen School of Medicine.
  8. Gynecological Practice and Clinic Rosengarten, Mannheim.
  9. Departement of Gynecology, Hospital of the Sisters of Mercy, Linz.
  10. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Gynecologic Oncology, Pius Hospital Oldenburg, University of Oldenburg School of Medicine.
  11. Endometriosis Center Ammerland, Ammerland Clinic, Westerstede.

PMID: 26157194 PMCID: PMC4470398 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1383187

Abstract

In this guideline, recommendations and standards for optimum diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis are presented. They are based on the analysis of the available scientific evidence as published in prospective randomized and retrospective studies as well as in systematic reviews. The guideline working group consisted of experts from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic.

Keywords: endometriosis; health care; laparoscopy; reproductive medicine

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