How does dienogest work in endometriosis?

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Dienogest reduces the body's oestradiol production, suppressing its growth-promoting effects on normal and misplaced endometrial tissue, and continuous treatment causes initial decidualization of endometrial tissue followed by atrophy of endometriotic lesions.

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