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Genital endometriosis is divided into: (1) uterine endometriosis (adenomyosis) and (2) external endometriosis which may be intraperitoneal (ovaries, Fallopian tubes, peritoneum) or extraperitoneal (cervix, vagina, rectovaginal septum, vulva…

Relations between endometriosis and infertility are complex and difficult to establish. Numerous theories have been suggested, but none of them has proved conclusive. As always in case of endometriosis, medical and surgical treatments are o…

Since the initial description of endometriosis, several histogenetic theories have been put forward. Endometriosis has been attributed either to coelomic metaplasia, or to embryonic remnants or to the dissemination by various routes and sub…

Initially developed to treat tubal infertility, in vitro fertilization (IVF) has acquired wider indications when the pregnancy rates have improved. IVF is now offered to couples as the ultimate solution in case of tubal infertility (with Fa…

The causal treatment of endometriosis is based on the fact that the disease is hormone-dependent. As it has been well established that endometriotic lesions heal at the end of pregnancy or after menopause, the principle of medical treatment…

Endometrious may be located in many parts of the body which are not limited to the pelvic region. While the classical theory of menstrual reflux easily accounts for the genital locations, other theories, notably metaplasia, have been propou…

The surgical treatment of endometriosis, which used to be performed by laparotomy, is now in most cases performed by coelioscopy. The purpose of surgery is to destroy or remove as much as possible of the endometriotic lesions and to treat t…