Management of menopausal women with a history of endometriosis

Ermakova E.I., Yureneva S.V.

Department of Gynecological Endocrinology, Academician V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia
Using the overview of Russian and foreign literature, the authors present their standpoint on the management of menopausal women with endometriosis from the point of view of evidence-based medicine. The paper shows the main regimens and routes of menopausal hormone therapy and their advantages. It highlights the expert position on the management of patients with a history of endometriosis during surgical and natural menopause. There is information on the prevalence of postmenopausal endometriosis and its treatments.

Keywords

menopause
surgical menopause
estrogen deficiency
menopausal disorders
endometriosis
postmenopausal endometriosis
menopausal hormone therapy

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Received 02.209.2019

Accepted 04.10.2019

About the Authors

Elena I. Ermakova, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Senior research staff of Federal State Budget Institution National Мedical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of the Russian Federation, Member of Russian Menopause Society Oparin street, 4, Moscow, Russia,
117997, e-mail ermakova.health@mail.ru
Svetlana V. Yureneva, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Leading research staff of Federal State Budget Institution National Мedical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of the Russian Federation, Oparin street, 4, Moscow, Russia, 117997, e-mail: ermakova.health@mail.ru

For citation: Ermakova E.I., Yureneva S.V.
Management of menopausal women with a history of endometriosis.
Akusherstvo i Ginekologiya/ Obstetrics and gynecology. 2020; 2: 62-66 (In Russian).
https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2020.2.62-66

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