International Journal of Women's Health

Conservative Management of Endometriosis: Strategies, Insights, and Innovations

Endometriosis is a complex clinical entity with a large socioeconomic impact. It affects women during their reproductive age and it is a major cause of infertility in the developed world. Endometriosis has a multifactorial aetiology and its management can be divided into two categories 1. Conservative 2. Interventional-surgical. In many cases it can be combined in order to achieve better therapeutic results. Main clinical symptom is the pelvic pain which can be acute and chronic.  Conservative management is based on the pharmacotherapy mainly of the clinical entity and in addition it may encompass various non-surgical methods and remedies that may ameliorate the symptoms and limit the expansion of the disease. In this current special article, we will endeavour to focus on the conservative management of endometriosis. New strategies, insights and innovations will be discussed in detail. Possible future perspectives, limitations and side effects of the conservative management will be analysed.

Endometriosis is a global disease which may lead to social and financial issues in the aspects of a national health system. It is related with numerous surgical interventions on young women endangering their future fertility. It is a major cause of absence of women during their reproductive period from their educational and work activities. Therefore, a conservative treatment is an alternate which may decrease the leaves of women due to surgical interventions and also assist women in their everyday activities without being hospitalised. Surgical interventions for endometriosis require skilled surgeons and everyday training, a reality which is not cost-effective. So, the importance of inventing new regiment and new conservative technologies is without doubt a necessity. In the new era of artificial intelligence, the possible implementation of a new strategy in the assistance of medicine has to be emphasized.

In this Article Collection we welcome all type of articles, original research, clinical studies, reports, editorials, reviews, and commentaries. The articles should be related with the conservative management of Endometriosis and will focus on the following topics.

1.New experimental drugs for the management of Endometriosis.

2. Conservative management of pain symptomatology in patients with Endometriosis.

3. Side-effects and contra-indications for conservative management of Endometriosis.

4. Induction of ovulation and assisted reproductive techniques in patients with Endometriosis.

5. Alternative conservative management of Endometriosis.

6. Genetic mechanisms of treatment and future perspectives.

9. The role of artificial intelligence in the conservative management of endometriosis.

10. Classical treatment and etiological factors.

11. Evaluation and review of current guidelines.

All manuscripts submitted to this Article Collection will undergo a full peer-review; the Guest Advisor for this Collection will not be handling the manuscripts.  

Please review the journal scope and author submission instructions prior to submitting a manuscript.  

The deadline for submitting manuscripts is March 31st, 2026. 

Please submit your manuscript on our website, quoting the promo code 82D45 to indicate that your submission is for consideration in this Article Collection.

Please contact Menghan Li at [email protected]  with any queries and discount codes regarding this Article Collection.