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Curative effect of 1.88‐mg and 3.75‐mg gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone agonist on stage III–IV endometriosis: Randomized controlled study
Author(s) -
Tang Huiru,
Wu Ruifang,
Li Xiaohong,
Zhou Yanqiu,
Liu Zhihong,
Wang Chun,
Chen Yun,
Zhang Fangting
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/jog.13420
Subject(s) - medicine , endometriosis , agonist , randomized controlled trial , stage (stratigraphy) , urology , hormone , endocrinology , gynecology , receptor , paleontology , biology
Abstract Aim To compare the therapeutic effect of 1.88‐mg and 3.75‐mg gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) in the treatment of stage III–IV endometriosis after laparoscopic surgery. Methods Fifty patients with stage III–IV endometriosis diagnosed on laparoscopy were randomized into two groups according to GnRHa dose. Sex hormone level, symptoms of estrogen deficiency and lumbar vertebrae bone density were compared and analyzed between the two groups. Results Bone density was decreased in both groups at 20 weeks after treatment, and the degree of bone density loss in the full‐dose group (5.6%) was higher than in the half‐dose group (1.2%; P < 0.05). Surgery combined with the 3.75‐mg GnRHa or with the 1.88‐mg GnRHa relieved the degree of dysmenorrhea, although one case of light dysmenorrhea occurred in each group, but there was no significant difference ( P > 0.05) after resumption of menstruation. Both groups had symptoms of perimenopause at 8 weeks after treatment ( P > 0.05), but change in Kupperman score with time differed between the groups. At 16, 20 weeks after treatment, the symptoms of perimenopause in the half‐dose group were improved, and Kupperman score was lower than at 8 weeks after treatment. In the full‐dose group, however, Kupperman score was higher than at 8 weeks after treatment and higher than in the half‐dose group ( P < 0.05). After treatment, follicle‐stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone both decreased in both groups ( P < 0.05), but there was no difference between the two groups ( P > 0.05). Estradiol (E2) in the full‐dose group was significantly lower than in the half‐dose group ( P < 0.05). Conclusion The 1.88‐mg GnRHa treatment can be used in III–IV endometriosis patients after laparoscopic surgery, to reduce perimenopausal symptoms, significantly improve bone loss, and achieve a good clinical effect.