Maintaining the treatment of mentally ill people in the community.

tenderness, and nodules on the uterosacral ligaments. The diagnosis should be verified laparoscopically before treatment is begun. Considerable degeneration of the endometriosis occurs after two months of medical treament, and symptoms should therefore diminish. Uncontrolled evidence suggests that laparoscopic ablation of endometriotic implants improves symptoms.'4 Successful surgical and medical treat- ments are both followed by an appreciable rate of recurrence.