Endometriosis
Chapter: 18
Presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus. Most common sites are pelvic organs, such as ovaries, tubes, broad ligaments. Pathogenesis include several theories; retrograde menstruation through fallopian tubes and implantation on the various pelvic organs, hematogenous spread of the endometrium, and celomic metaplasia of the peritoneum. Patients are of reproductive age and usually complain of dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia and infertility.
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