Zastosowanie Linzagoliksu w terapii endometriozy

Authors

Aleksandra Grabska
Studenckie Koło Naukowe przy Katedrze i Zakładzie Biofizyki im. prof. Zbigniewa Religi, Wydział Nauk Medycznych w Zabrzu, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
Wiktoria Ignacy
Monika Glapińska
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Zuzanna Gułaj

Keywords:

antagonista gonadoliberyny, endometrioza

Synopsis

Endometrioza jest przewlekłą chorobą zapalną, która polega na obecności tkanki endometrialnej poza jamą macicy, najczęściej w obrębie miednicy. Objawy tej choroby obejmują ból miednicy, bolesne miesiączkowanie, dyspareunię (ból podczas stosunku płciowego), a także problemy z płodnością. Leczenie endometriozy może obejmować zarówno terapie farmakologiczne, jak i zabiegi chirurgiczne. Jednym z nowych i obiecujących leków stosowanych w leczeniu endometriozy jest linzagoliks. Badania wykazały, że połączony z terapią wspomagającą (add-back therapy), skutecznie zmniejsza dolegliwości bólowe, dodatkowo poprawia jakość życia pacjentek. Działania niepożądane związane z leczeniem są stosunkowo łagodne, z niską częstością występowania. Linzagoliks stanowi nową opcję terapeutyczną w leczeniu endometriozy. Dzięki swojej skuteczności w redukcji objawów bólowych i lepszej tolerancji w porównaniu do tradycyjnych agonistów GnRH, może stanowić wartościową alternatywę w terapii. 

Słowa klucze: agonista gonadoliberyny, endometrioza, ginekologia, linzagoliks  

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Published

August 24, 2025