Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease with immune dysregulation in which angiogenic, and hematopoietic mediators are thought to contribute to ectopic lesion establishment and persistence. Whether circulating immune cells are …
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity, affecting up to 10% of women of reproductive age. Despite extensive research, its …
A precise understanding of pelvic neurovascular anatomy is essential for minimizing complications during advanced gynecological and pelvic surgery. Retroperitoneal dissection requires a clear appreciation of spatial relationships between vascular, neural, …
Endometriosis (EMs) is characterized by dysregulated persistence and enhanced invasiveness of ectopic endometrial cells. Current treatment strategies remain limited by high recurrence rates and considerable adverse effects. Although iron overload …
Bowel dysfunction is a common and debilitating condition affecting patients with endometriosis. Despite the extent of surgery, symptoms may persist or arise, often overlapping with low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) …
This prose poem explores a nonbinary and transmasculine experience with total hysterectomy salpingectomy/ooporectomy as a gender-affirming procedure as well as treatment for stage four endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and multiple …
Pregnant women, as well as patients with endometriosis and some ovarian tumors, may experience a state of high estrogen levels. However, the role of high estrogen in platelet function and …
To summarize current evidence on endometriosis in adolescents and postmenopausal women and to compare age-specific clinical characteristics, diagnostic approaches, and management strategies.
To examine (1) group differences in executive functioning, disease burden, occupational balance and quality of life between women with endometriosis and healthy controls; (2) associations between pain-related and psychological disease …
Endometriosis is a steroid-dependent gynecologic disease characterized by progesterone (P4) resistance, subfertility/infertility, and pelvic pain; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying impaired P4 responsiveness in endometriosis tissue are not fully understood. …