Endometriosis

Abstract

About 10% of reproductive-age women have endometriosis. Symptoms can include severe pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, dysuria, infertility, and fatigue. The pathogenesis is unclear. Hormonal therapy controls symptoms in some women; others require surgery, which may not be effective.

Keywords

DysuriaMedicineEndometriosisInfertilityPelvic painGynecologyPathogenesisHormonal therapyObstetricsPregnancySurgeryInternal medicineUrinary systemCancer

MeSH Terms

ContraceptivesOralHormonalDisease ProgressionEndometriosisFemaleGenetic MarkersGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHumansPrevalenceRisk Factors

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Year: 2020
Type: review
Volume: 382
Issue: 13
Pages: 1244-1256
Citations: 1827
Access: Closed

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                                    Krina T. Zondervan, 
                                
                                    Christian M. Becker, 
                                
                                    Stacey A. Missmer
                                
                            (2020). 
                            Endometriosis. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 382
                            (13)
                            , 1244-1256.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmra1810764

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmra1810764
PMID: 32212520

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