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Symptoms

Not all women with endometriosis will have the same experience. In order to have a beneficial discussion with your doctor, it is important for you to become familiar with some of the most common signs and symptoms of the disease. They are:

It is also important to know that the amount of pain you may be experiencing is not related to the number or size of your endometrial growths. Some women with visible disease at laparoscopy have no pain, while others without visible disease experience severe pain. This may be one reason why an accurate diagnosis of the disease can be very challenging.

One way you can partner with your doctor in his or her diagnosis is through a detailed talk about your symptoms, and the effect they are having on you. Use our Doctor Discussion Guide as a way to start the first crucial conversation.

You can also prepare to talk with your doctor by keeping track of your monthly pain in our interactive Pain Diary and sharing the printouts at your next visit. Working together with your doctor can help you get answers to the questions you have about your symptoms.

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Please see below for important information on Lupron Depot®, including side effects.

 
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Don't ignore your chronic pelvic pain—talk to your doctor about it. Our personalized Doctor Discussion Guide offers a list of questions you can print and take with you to your next doctor visit.

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Pain Diary

Be prepared to partner with your doctor. Keep an ongoing record of your monthly symptoms in our interactive Pain Diary, and share the printouts with your doctor at each visit.

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Important Safety and Other Information:

Lupron Depot® is indicated for management of endometriosis, including pain relief and reduction of endometriotic lesions. Lupron Depot with norethindrone acetate 5 mg daily is also indicated for initial management of endometriosis and for management of recurrence of symptoms. Duration of initial treatment or retreatment should be limited to 6 months.

Most common side effects with Lupron Depot are generally those related to low estrogen levels, including hot flashes, headaches, and vaginal dryness. A small amount of bone loss (average 3.2% at month 6) may also occur during therapy with Lupron Depot alone.

The most commonly reported side effects of Lupron Depot plus norethindrone acetate 5 mg daily are hot flashes, headache, nausea/vomiting, depression/emotional liability, and asthenia. In addition, Lupron Depot plus norethindrone acetate-treated patients had significantly decreased HDL levels and significantly increased LDL/HDL rations. After treatment, mean serum lipid levels in patients with follow-up data returned to pretreatment values. Norethindrone acetate should be used with caution in women with cardiovascular risk factors including lipid abnormalities and cigarette smoking. Please refer to the norethindrone acetate prescribing information for warnings, precautions, contraindications, and adverse reactions.

Please see Complete Prescribing Information, as well as the Patient Product Information for Lupron Depot.
 
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