{"paper_id":"5f18ae5a-e16e-4121-9e72-b6c54536963a","body_text":"Abstract\nDespite being one of the most frequently encountered gynaecological diseases requiring surgery and medical treatment, the pathophysiology of endometriosis remains controversial. Since the turn of the century, there has been substantial interest in this fascinating disease, but relatively little objective scientific data are available concerning its cause, natural history and, particularly, its relationship to infertility. It has been estimated that approximately 10–15% of all premenopausal women have endometriosis, albeit not all the women are symptomatic1. As a consequence, this represents a major clinical problem and consumes a significant proportion of the health care expenditures for gynaecological care. Until a better understanding of the pathophysiology of this disease is reached, effective therapy and, hopefully, prevention will elude us. 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Gynecol., 159, 450\nEditor information\nEditors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 1991 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht\nAbout this chapter\nCite this chapter\nHaney, A.F. (1991). The pathogenesis and aetiology of endometriosis. In: Thomas, E.J., Rock, J.A. (eds) Modern Approaches to Endometriosis. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3864-2_1\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3864-2_1\nPublisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht\nPrint ISBN: 978-94-010-5719-6\nOnline ISBN: 978-94-011-3864-2\neBook Packages: Springer Book Archive\nKeywords\nThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}