Endometriosis is a benign proliferative lesion in which ectopic endometrium or endometrium-like tissue is observed, and is roughly divided, according to the site of development, into internal endometriosis occurring in the uterus and external endometriosis occurring outside the uterus. Cases of endometriosis in the inguinal region are uncommon, accounting only for 0.8% of all cases of external ...

endometriosis is described as the presence of functioning endometrial tissue (glands and stroma) outside the uterine cavity. the most common location is within the pelvis. however, extra pelvic endometriosis is a fairly uncommon disorder and difficult to diagnose. it can sometimes occur in a surgical scar. scar endometriosis is a rare condition and difficult to diagnose. it mostly follows obste...

Endometriosis remains a cause of significant morbidity in reproductive-aged women resulting in pelvic pain, pelvic masses, and infertility. Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside of their normal intrauterine location, most commonly in the dependent portions of the pelvis. Endometriosis is treated with medical therapies, surgery or both. The medical the...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to conduct a comprehensive and systematic literature review of the health-related quality of life (HRQL) burden of endometriosis in adults and adolescents. METHODS We conducted a systematic search and review of studies published between January 1999 and January 2006 using MEDLINE and relevant online resources. Search terms used included endometriosis, qua...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of surgically confirmed endometriosis in women undergoing laparoscopic or abdominal hysterectomy, including those with and without preoperative indications of chronic pelvic pain or endometriosis, and to describe characteristics and operative findings associated with surgically confirmed endometriosis in women undergoing hysterectomy for chronic pelvic pain....

background: the pro-inflammatory cytokine, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (tnf-α), is a pathogenic element for a number of disorders. previous studies have reported that the -1031 t/c and -238 g/a polymorphisms in the promoter region of the tnf-α gene are important factors in reproductive-related disorders. one of the most common gynecological diseases of women during the reproductive years is end...

background: endometriosis influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. associations of glutathione s-transferases (gsts) genes polymorphisms in endometriosis have been investigated by various researchers; however, the results are not consistent.objective: we examined the associations of gstm1 and gstt1 null genotypes and gstp1 313 a/g polymorphisms with endometriosis in an iranian popu...

BACKGROUND Accumulated evidence reveals that cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) was overexpressed in eutopic endometrium of endometriosis, which may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. However, few studies have been performed to explore the molecular mechanisms underlying the abnormal high expression of COX-2 in endometriosis. Considering the fact that a number of recent studies ha...

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...

OBJECTIVE This article represents a review of histologic and genetic findings in endometriosis and describes the mechanisms whereby genetic and non-genetic factors potentially contribute to the neoplastic progression of endometriosis. METHODS Literature review of the English language literature based on searching in the MEDLINE (PubMed) database and additional collection of reports by systema...