Endometriosis - Basic Concepts and Current Research Trends

Koel Chaudhury, Baidyanath Chakravarty
2012 · doi:10.5772/1193 · W2489977217
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This book reviews endometriosis pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment, covering stem cells, immunology, infertility, ovarian cancer risk, imaging, and therapy strategies.

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This open-access edited volume surveys basic concepts and current research trends in endometriosis, with individual chapters covering topics such as diagnosis and treatment, abdominopelvic complications, pathology, prostaglandins, genetics, angiogenesis, immune mechanisms, viral and interferon involvement, stem cell hypotheses, and related outcomes like infertility and pregnancy. Across the included chapters, the key contributions are synthesized overviews of diverse mechanistic pathways (e.g., local immunity, oxidative stress, neural pain, endometrial remodeling) and diagnostic modalities including imaging, rather than a single experimental study. A major caveat is that, as an edited volume, it aggregates findings across separate chapter scopes and does not present one unified methodology or comparative, quantitative analysis. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it is an edited volume compiling current research trends and basic concepts across multiple aspects of the disease, including diagnosis, pathophysiology, and related reproductive complications.

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This book provides an insight into the emerging trends in pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of endometriosis. Key features of the book include overviews of endometriosis; endometrial angiogenesis, stem cells involvement, immunological and hormonal aspects related to the disease pathogenesis; recent research reports on infertility, endometrial receptivity, ovarian cancer and altered gene expression associated with endometriosis; various predictive markers, and imaging modalities including MRI and ultrasound for efficient diagnosis; as well as current non-hormonal and hormonal treatment strategies This book is expected to be a valuable resource for clinicians, scientists and students who would like to have an improved understanding of endometriosis and also appreciate recent research trends associated with this disease.
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Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume 123,705 Chapter Downloads View Full Metrics Koel Chaudhury Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India Baidyanath Chakravarty Institute of Reproductive Medicine, India Open access chapters 1. Endometriosis By Mohammad Reza Razzaghi, Mohammad Mohsen Mazloomfard and Anahita Ansari Jafari 4,295 2. Urinary Tract Endometriosis By Aliasghar Yarmohamadi and Nasser Mogharabian 19,230 3. Diagnosis and Treatment of Perineal Endometriosis By Lan Zhu, Na Chen and Jinghe Lang 5,373 3 4. Abdominopelvic Complications of Endometriosis By Arturo del Rey-Moreno 4,158 1 5. Endometrial Tumors in Postoperative Scars-Pathogenesis, Diagnostics and Treatment By Stanislaw Horak and Anita Olejek 2,970 6. Pathological Aspects of Endometriosis By Agatha Kondi-Pafitis 5,009 7. Involvement of Prostaglandins in the Pathophysiology of Endometriosis By Gabriela F. Meresman and Carla N. Olivares 3,664 1 8. Genetic Polymorphisms and Molecular Pathogenesis of Endometriosis By Vijayalakshmi Kodati and Q. Hasan 3,498 10. Endometriosis and Angiogenic Factors By P. G. Artini, M. Ruggiero, F. Papini, G. Simi, V. Cela and A. R. Genazzani 2,434 11. The Local Immune Mechanisms Involved in the Formation of Endometriotic Lesions By Yulia Antsiferova and Natalya Sotnikova 2,249 1 12. Virus Infection and Type I Interferon in Endometriosis By Pia M. Martensen, Anna L. Vestergaard and Ulla B. Knudsen 5,281 13. Stem Cell as the Novel Pathogenesis of Endometriosis By Eing-Mei Tsai 3,971 14. Green Tea for Endometriosis By Gene Chi Wai Man, Hui Xu and Chi Chiu Wang 9,536 15. Endometrial Stem Cells and Endometriosis By Jafar Ai and Esmaeil Sadroddiny 3,846 16. Endometriosis-Associated Ovarian Cancer: The Role of Oxidative Stress By Yoriko Yamashita and Shinya Toyokuni 5,032 1 17. Alteration in Endometrial Remodeling: A Cause for Implantation Failure in Endometriosis? By Saikat K. Jana, Priyanka Banerjee, Shyam Thangaraju, Baidyanath Chakravarty and Koel Chaudhury 3,503 18. Pathomechanism of Infertility in Endometriosis By Hendi Hendarto 3,443 7 19. Analysis of Differential Genes of Uyghur Women with Endometriosis in Xinjiang By Aixingzi Aili, Ding Yan, Hu Wenjing, Yang Xinhua and Hanikezi Tuerxun 1,914 20. Primary Afferent Nociceptors and Visceral Pain By Victor Chaban 3,263 1 21. Embryo Quality and Pregnancy Outcome in Infertile Patients with Endometriosis By Veljko Vlaisavljevicc, Marko Dosen and Borut Kovacic 2,292 22. Endometriosis and Infertility: The Role of Oxidative Stress By Ionara Barcelos and Paula Navarro 3,457 23. Current Insights and Future Advances in Endometriosis Diagnostics By Michele Cioffi and Maria Teresa Vietri 2,970 24. Imaging Tools for Endometriosis: Role of Ultrasound, MRI and Other Imaging Modalities in Diagnosis and Planning Intervention By Shalini Jain Bagaria, Darshana D. Rasalkar and Bhawan K. Paunipagar 7,479 1 25. Pelvic Endometriosis: A MR Pictorial Review By Rosario Francesco Grasso, Riccardo Del Vescovo, Roberto Luigi Cazzato and Bruno Beomonte Zobel 3,326 26. Pathophysiological Changes in Early Endometriosis By Tao Zhang, Gene Chi Wai Man and Chi Chiu Wang 2,653 27. Medical Treatment in Endometriosis By Elham Pourmatroud 2,600 1 28. Sequential Management with Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist and Dienogest of Endometriosis-Associated Uterine Myoma and Adenomyosis By Atsushi Imai, Hiroshi Takagi, Kazutoshi Matsunami and Satoshi Ichigo 3,217 1 123,705 Total Chapter Downloads 3,199 Total Chapter Views 22 Crossref Citations 64 Dimensions Citations 9 Altmetric Score Order a print copy of this book Hardcover | Printed Full Colour €180 (ex. VAT)* Hardcover | Printed Full Colour IntechOpen Author/Editor?To get your discount, log in * Residents of European Union countries need to add a Book Value-Added Tax Rate based on their country of residence. Institutions and companies, registered as VAT taxable entities in their own EU member state, will not pay VAT by providing IntechOpen with their VAT registration number. This is made possible by the EU reverse charge method. Instructor? Request an Exam CopyPlease note that our prices are now displayed in euros (EUR) instead of British pounds (GBP).

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