Erika Nakatsuka

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus · active 2022-2025

Study types

  • article 1
  • case-report 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
  • infertility 1
case-report 2025
Long-Term Burden of Adolescent-Onset Endometriosis: A Case Report Highlighting Recurrent Disease and Fertility-Preserving Dilemmas
Cureus ·doi:10.7759/cureus.97388

Adolescent-onset endometriosis is increasingly recognized as a distinct clinical challenge. It often requires years to achieve a diagnosis, leading to prolonged physical and psychological distress and significantly impairing quality of life…

article 2022
Endometrial galectin‐3 causes endometriosis by supporting eutopic endometrial cell survival and engraftment in the peritoneal cavity
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/aji.13533

PROBLEM: The pathogenesis of endometriosis remains unclear. Endometrial cells in retrograde menstruation are considered the source of endometriosis; therefore, we hypothesized that the eutopic endometrium may provide clues regarding the pat…