AIM The aim of the present study was to develop a system to facilitate the approach for patients with endometriosis, mainly for non-specialized gynecologists. METHODS This was a multicenter study (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). The study aimed to correlate three known parameters for endometriosis, qualifying and quantifying their importance in terms of disease severity and treatmen...

abdominal wall endometriosis, the commonest type of extra-pelvic endometriosis, may rarely develop spontaneously in the absence of prior surgical scar. we aim to report 3 cases with this unique characteristic, two of them with a diagnosis of unusual development of umbilical endometriosis and one with inguinal endometriosis, from the perspective of a general surgeon. because of the potential pit...

background: endometriosis is one of the most challenging diseases that constitute 20% - 40% of women searching for their infertility diagnosis. objective: this study was undertaken in order to compare the outcome of in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ivf/icsi) in women with endometriosis, and tubal factor infertility as controls. materials and methods: from 2005 to 2006 a ...

Clear cell carcinoma of ovary is uncommon ovarian tumour that arises from surface epithelium of ovary. It has well-known association with ovarian endometriosis. We report here the first case of bilateral clear cell carcinoma of ovaries in a 40-year-old woman with a 17-year history of bilateral ovarian endometriosis. In addition, during the longstanding duration of the endometriosis, the patient...

scar endometriosis is a rare form of extra-pelvic endometriosis that can occur after surgery involving the uterus. direct mechanical implantation seems to be the most conceivable theory for scar endometriosis. patient usually presents with lump and pain at surgical site. often the diagnosis of endometriosis is not suggested until histology has been performed. we hereby present a case of scar en...

Endometriotic lesions secrete chemokines that recruit immune cells into the peritoneal cavity. The accumulation of these immune cells, especially activated macrophages and T lymphocytes, is thought to mediate inflammatory symptoms associated with endometriosis. Previous studies have demonstrated that RANTES (regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted) is synthesized by endome...

Endometriosis, an intriguing gynecological illness, poses a substantial health concern for women of reproductive age, despite its widespread occurrence and limited comprehension. The objective this study is to assess the diagnostic precision transvaginal sonography (TVS) pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) identification deep infiltrated endometriosis (DIE). This encompassed cohort 256 pati...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of endometriosis is considerable but its diagnosis is a dilemma. The aim of this study was to explore the perception and experiences of endometriosis patients and physicians about occurrence and diagnosis of endometriosis. METHODS A qualitative research using content analysis was used to obtain data from purposely selected endometriosis patients (12 participants) and...

background: the association of endometriosis with hyperprolactinemia is controversial. objective: the present study aimed to determine the frequency of endometriosis and association of prolactin with endometriosis in infertile women. materials and methods: 256 infertile women who underwent diagnostic laparoscopy for the evaluation of infertility, referred to fatemezahra infertility and reproduc...

Background: To describe the evaluation and management of endometriosis for midwives.Materials and Methods: A narrative review was performed within articles published at “PubMed”, “Elsevier”, “SID” and original text books to reach the purpose. Results: Many infertile women presenting at infertility treatment centers suffer from “endometriosis”. The significant correlation between endometriosis a...