Symptome und Diagnostik

Cosima Brucker
In: Endometriose · 2004 · pp. 81–101 · doi:10.1007/978-3-7091-0574-0_3 · W419887426
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Endometriosis, a chronic condition affecting approximately 10% of reproductive-aged women, is defined by endometrial tissue outside the uterus exhibiting invasive growth patterns.

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The paper describes endometriosis as a chronic condition occurring mainly in reproductive years, defined as ectopic endometrial glandular and stromal tissue outside the uterine cavity that resembles eutopic endometrium histologically. It characterizes endometriotic tissue as invasively growing but non-neoplastic, noting that different macroscopic and microscopic forms have varying growth activity and disease significance. It states that the true prevalence remains unknown, but estimates that about 10% of women of reproductive age are affected, and the chapter’s major caveat is the continuing uncertainty around prevalence and classification. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it focuses on symptomatology and diagnosis through an overview of definitions, growth behavior, and forms, with prevalence estimates.

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