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New endometriosis research from D. Altintas and co-researchers described.(Clinical report)

Women's Health Weekly

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"In the present study, we aimed to compare the effects of cetrorelix and leuprolide on endometriosis. This randomized, placebo-controlled, single-blind, experimental study was performed on 45 Wistar adult female rats in the Experimental Surgery Laboratory at Ondokuz Mayis University," scientists in Samsun, Turkey report (see also Endometriosis).

"After the peritoneal implantation of endometrial tissue, rats were randomized to three equal intervention groups: (i) control group, (ii) leuprolide group, and (iii) cetrorelix group. Six weeks later, following implant volume measurements (volume-1) by performing a second laparotomy, saline (0.1 cc/rat) was administered subcutaneously to the control group once a week, leuprolide (0.075 mg/kg) subcutaneously to the leuprolide group twice at 4-week intervals and cetrorelix (0.001 mg/rat/day) subcutaneously to the cetrorelix group for 8 weeks. At the end of the treatment, by performing a third laparotomy, implant volumes were remeasured (volume-2) and implants were totally excised for histopathological examination. The volume-1 and volume-2 values within the groups, and stromal and glandular tissue scores between the groups were compared. In both the leuprolide group and the cetrorelix group, volume-2 as compared to volume-1 had significantly reduced (P

The researchers concluded: "Leuprolide and ...

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