endometriosis is a painful reproductive disease afflicting about up to 20% of women. it is one of the most frequent benign gynaecological diseases, however, little is known about the pathological of endometriosis. over the past decade, high-throughput proteomics technologies have evolved considerably and have become increasingly more commonly applied to the investigation of female reproductive ...

conclusions lower bmi, longer duration of marriage, shorter menstrual cycles, dyspareunia, and dysmenorrhea are predictive factors for diagnosis of endometriosis in infertile population. these clinical factors should be considered prior to diagnostic laparoscopy for infertility. results of 441 infertile women, 82 (18.6%) had endometriosis. no statistically significant difference was identified ...

endometriosis is a common gynaecological disease that can cause severe pelvic pain such as dysmenorrhoea and dyspareunia, however the mechanisms by which pain is generated are not well understood. nerve fibres in endometriotic plaques have been reported by several authors. we have recently demonstrated the presence of unmyelinated sensory nerve fibres (using the pan-neuronal marker pgp9.5) in t...

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...

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...

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...

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis, commonly occurs in the pelvic organs, mostly the ovaries, with dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia Umbilical endometriosis is rare .Symptoms include umbilical masses with swelling and pain.. SO it is often not recognized  based on  its clinical appearance. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 32-year old female, was presented  with  umbilical bulging and  mild cyclic umblical  pain. with...

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...

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...