Ivo Brosens

The influence of intrauterine environment on the risk of endometriosis is still controversial. Whether birth weight modifies the risk of endometriosis in adulthood remains an open ques-tion. For this purpose, we designed a case-control stud…

The life-cycle approach to endometriosis highlighted unexpected features of the condition; the same approach was therefore applied to gain insight into the clinical features of adenomyosis and to draw a comparison with endometriosis. This i…

reconstruction of endometriosis according to different sources

Auteur(s): BROSENS I, GORDTS SY, PUTTEMANS P , | Samenvatting: In deze bijdrage wordt de hypothese voorgesteld dat de maturatiegraad van progesteronrespons in het neonatale endometrium aan de basis kan liggen van zowel endometriose als van …

The influence of intrauterine environment on the risk of endometriosis is still controversial. Whether birth weight modifies the risk of endometriosis in adulthood remains an open question. For this purpose, we designed a case-control study…

Background Different fetomaternal conditions may influence the risk of endometriosis during adolescence and in adult life; here we focus on the hormonal maturation of the fetal endometrium in the final stages of pregnancy and on the theory …

The incidence and severity of endometriosis in adolescent are comparable with the incidence in adult women. The mean delay between the onset of symptoms and the final diagnosis varies between 6.4 and 11.7 years. The longer the diagnosis is …

BACKGROUND: Scientific data on the phenomenon of uterine bleeding in the neonate (NUB) began to appear over a century ago when angiogenesis and petechial haemorrhages in the endometrium of newborn female infants, as well as fluid blood with…

Auteur(s): PUTTEMANS P, GORDTS S, VALKENBURG M, CAMPO R, GORDTS SY, BROSENS I | Samenvatting: Recent onderzoek laat vermoeden dat endometriose vaak begint tijdens de adolescentie, met chronische pijnklachten die jarenlang kunnen aanslepen v…

In 1908, Cullen described the first cases of cystic adenomyosis in his textbook on adenomyomata. Although not very common, with the introduction of noninvasive imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and 3-D transvaginal…

Abstract The incidence and severity of endometriosis in ad-olescent are comparable with the incidence in adult women. The mean delay between the onset of symptoms and the final diagnosis varies between 6.4 and 11.7 years. The longer the dia…

The pathogenesis of early-onset endometriosis has recently been revisited, sparked by the discovery of endometrial stem/progenitor cells and their possible role in endometriosis, and because maternal pregnancy hormone withdrawal following d…

INTRODUCTION: Several selective progesterone receptor modulators (SPRMs) show promise in several areas of medicine and this work has been summarized by us in 2008. AREAS COVERED: Since the publication of our reviews, several developments h…

A dispute has recently emerged whether early descriptions exist of the condition we name endometriosis. A first question is: 'Who identified endometriosis?' To respond, two non-complementary methods have been employed: searching for ancient…

There are now convincing data showing that cystectomy of the endometrioma is not only no cure of infertility, but may harm follicle reserve. The question arises why is cystectomy for an endometrioma, in contrast with other -benign cysts, a …