Non-response to first-line hormonal treatment for symptomatic endometriosis: overcoming tunnel vision. A narrative review

• Main Authors: Giulia Emily Cetera (Author), Camilla Erminia Maria Merli (Author), Federica Facchin (Author), Paola Viganò (Author), Elisa Pesce (Author), Francesca Caprara (Author), Paolo Vercellini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract One-fourth to one-third of women with endometriosis receiving first-line hormonal treatment lacks an adequate response in terms of resolution of painful symptoms. This phenomenon has been ascribed to "progesterone resistance", an entity that was theorized to explain the gap betwee...