Aquaporin-9 and Endometriomas: Pathophysiological Insights from a Case-Control Study.
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent condition characterized by ectopic implantation of endometrial tissue, yet the molecular mechanisms underlying lesion persistence remain incompletely understood. Aquaporins (AQPs), transmembrane water channels involved in cellular …
Anatomical distribution of ovarian and deep endometriosis using a multimodal diagnostic approach applying the updated international definition: A prospective observational study.
To (1) determine how application of the updated international definition of deep endometriosis (DE) alters apparent disease prevalence across pelvic sites, and (2) characterize the distribution of endometriosis phenotypes, including …