Endometriosis is a chronic, oestrogen-responsive inflammatory disease characterised by endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity. Because retrograde menstruation is common, lesion establishment probably requires cellular competence and a permissive ectopic …
Endometriosis represents a diverse disease characterized by three distinct phenotypes: superficial peritoneal lesions, ovarian endometriomas, and deep infiltrating endometriosis. The most widely accepted pathophysiological hypothesis for endometriosis is rooted in …