The etiology of endometriosis
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Endometriosis is likely a heterogeneous disease with multiple contributing mechanisms, as no single theory fully explains its diverse presentations and pathogenesis.
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The etiology and pathogenesis have not been fully elucidated. Many theories have been proposed, but no single theory sufficiently accounts for all aspects of this enigmatic disease, which makes it likely that several mechanisms are involved.2 An alternative explanation is that endometriosis is a heterogeneous rather than a single disease: in other words, peritoneal, deeply infiltrating, ovarian, and extrapelvic endometriosis are manifestations of different disease processes, each with their own etiology.3
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- Endometrial cyst of the liver: a case report and review of the literature 2002
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- Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) therapy alters activity of plasminogen activators, matrix metalloproteinases, and their inhibitors in rat models for adhesion formation and endometriosis: potential GnRH-a-regulated mechanisms reducing adhesion formation 1998
- Basic research in endometriosis 1997
- The peritoneal environment in endometriosis 1991
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