[Laparoscopic evaluation of adolescent girls suffering from algomenorrhea and acyclic pelvic pain]
E Zydowicz-Mucha1, A Palatyński, J Mikaszewska-Pietraszun
1II Kliniki Ginekologii i Połoznictwa IGiP AM w Lodzi.
Ginekologia Polska
|August 27, 1999
Abstract:
120 adolescent girl suffered from acyclic pelvic pain and dysmenorrhoe (algomenorrhoee) was presented. They were treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) and underwent a laparoscopy to determine the etiology of pelvic pain. Endometriosis was classified according to American Fertility Society classification. Adolescent with pelvic pain not responding to therapy with NSAIDs and OCPs have different rate of endometriosis.