BACKGROUND Endometriosis is a female health disorder that occurs when cells from the lining of the uterus grow in other areas of the body. The cause of endometriosis is unknown. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate TP53 gene codon 72 polymorphism in women with endometriosis and compared it with healthy samples in Isfahan. MATERIALS AND METHODS We undertook a case-control s...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether accuracy of visual diagnosis of endometriosis at laparoscopy is determined by stage of disease. DESIGN Prospective longitudinal cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING Tertiary referral centers in three Australian states. PATIENTS Of 1439 biopsy specimens, endometriosis was proved in at least one specimen in 431 patients. INTERVENTI...

•Endometriosis may mimic other pathologic processes•Fertility preservation can be considered in young women with atypical endometriosis•Referral to experienced surgeons for maligancy is warranted in atypical endometriosis.

Introduction: Endometriosis is a common disease, especially in young women. Inthis article, we reviewed the epidemiology, symptoms, and various options for thetreatment of endometriosis.Material methods: The work was based on medical articles collected inPubMed, websites books. research conducted by looking atkeywords such as: "endometriosis", „endometriosis treatment”, andnew methods"Results: ...

OBJECTIVES To review the etiologies, diagnosis, and treatment options of adolescent endometriosis. METHODS Review of publications relating to adolescent endometriosis. RESULTS Endometriosis occurs in adolescents as young as 8 years of age; furthermore, there have been documented cases of endometriosis occurring prior to menarche. Adolescents presenting with pelvic pain are treated with cycl...

INTRODUCTION The prevalence of pelvic endometriosis is high, affecting approximately 6% to 10% of women of reproductive age. Although endometriosis has been associated with the occurrence of menstrual cycles, it can affect between 2% to 5% of postmenopausal women. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case of ovarian endometriosis in a 62-year-old Spanish Caucasian woman with no previous use of horm...

Although endometriosis is a common disease in women of reproductive age, urinary system endometriosis is an exceedingly rare disease that may cause important clinical problems. In this paper we discussed a 42-year-old woman who had urinary bladder endometriosis misdiagnosed as urinary bladder tumor in imaging modalities. The diagnosis of endometriosis was made by histopathological examination o...

background: endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory gynecologic disease. problems associated with endometriosis include dysmenorrhea dyspareunia and infertility. while endometriosis does not generally cause complications during pregnancy endometriosis clearly causes complications before pregnancy. cases: we report four patients with endometriosis who developed a hemoperitoneum during pregnancy ...

INTRODUCTION Endometriosis is a gynaecological condition which produce symptoms such as pelvic pain, abnormal menstruation and infertility. Intestinal endometriosis can occur however endometriosis causing acute large bowel obstruction is extremely rare. PRESENTATION OF CASE We present a 37-year-old lady with acute large bowel obstruction caused by endometriosis. Despite initial endoscopic dec...

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence, clinical and laparoscopic characteristics of endometriosis in infertile women. STUDY DESIGN This is a hospital-based prospective study. PATIENTS Five hundred and two (502) patients underwent diagnostic laparoscopy for evaluation of cause for infertility. Staging of endometriosis was done according to the rAFS scoring system. RESULTS Out of 502 women, 276...