A History of Endometriosis

There is not a single true history of endometriosis because historians differ in how they process and synthesize past events. However, a history of endometriosis is distinct from that of symptoms such as pain or infertility which have multiple causes. Crucially, a history should focus on endometriosis as defined by its characteristic histological features. The origin of “mucosal invasions of peritoneal organs” was debated for a few decades under the collective term “adenomyoma.” Consensus was reached around the 1920s on the endometrial origin of the mucosa, yet ovarian endometriomas were considered separate. In the mid-1920s O Frankl and J Sampson distinguished adenomyosis from endometriosis. Sampson drew the link between peritoneal and ovarian lesions and related them to menstrual dissemination of endometrial tissue into the peritoneal cavity. Several phenotypes of endometriosis are currently recognized. Retrograde menstruation remains central to the most widely accepted of the many hypotheses proposed to explain its pathogenesis. Access this chapter Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout Purchases are for personal use only Similar content being viewed by others

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