Endometriosis - what's the right treatment ?

Endometriosis has always been a tricky problem . We still don't understand who gets endometriosis ; what causes it; and why there is such little correlation between the extent of the disease and their patient's symptoms. There are still lots of unresolved questions, which is why there are so many controversies about the impact of endometriosis on fertility . This is why patients with endo are so confused about which is the right treatment for them. After all , if doctors are confused , it is highly likely that patients are going to be completely perplexed as well . This is why patients find that they get diametrically opposite advise , depending on which particular doctor they go to.  Thus, is a patient with a chocolate cyst goes to a general gynecologist , she is likely to advise medical therapy by putting her on Lupron depot , in order to suppress her menstruation , which will offer her pain relief . If she goes to a laparoscopic surgeon , he is likely to advise laparoscopic conservative surgery , to remove the chocolate cyst. And if she goes to an IVF specialist for a third opinion, he is quite likely to tell her to do IVF so that she can get pregnant quickly , which will cause the symptoms to get better, and will often cause the endo to  regress as well.While every doctor will tell you the advantages of the treatment option they are offering,unfortunately they will not tell you the disadvantages of each of their treatment modalities . Thus, while medical therapy...
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