BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is increasingly recognized as a disorder of impaired reproductive immune tolerance rather than solely an endocrine disease. Although previous studies have reported inconsistent findings regarding the number of regu…
Ichthyosis uteri is a rare benign condition characterized by extensive squamous metaplasia of the endometrium. We present an unusual case of ichthyosis uteri with radiological features mimicking myometrial invasion of endometrial cancer, oc…
OBJECTIVES: The effects of laparoscopic surgical management in women with stage III/IV endometriosis remain controversial. The standard extent of resection for stage III/IV endometriosis with deep endometriosis to treat endometriosis-associ…
Although nutrient status plays an important role in cell metabolism, its significance in endometriosis is obscure. Herein, we investigated the effects of a low-nutrient microenvironment on endometriosis. Stromal cells (SCs) from ovarian end…
The etiology and the pathogenesis of adenomyosis, which is a benign disease featuring ectopic proliferation and invasion of the endometrial stromas and glands into the myometrium, as seen with malignant tumor cells, are still unknown. Adeno…