Endometriose - aspectos epidemiológicos, fisiopatológicos e manejo terapêutico
This paper reviews the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and therapeutic management of endometriosis, a chronic inflammatory condition affecting 10% of reproductive-aged women that causes pelvic pain and infertility.
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The paper reviews epidemiological and pathophysiological aspects of endometriosis, emphasizing its prevalence (~10% of reproductive-age women) and clinical manifestations such as intense pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and infertility. It outlines high-level diagnostic approaches, noting laparoscopy as the usual method for confirmation while also discussing the potential utility of transvaginal ultrasonography, and then summarizes treatment options that combine hormonal suppression (combined contraceptives, progestogens, and GnRH agonists/antagonists) with surgical removal of ectopic endometrial tissue when needed. A key limitation stated is that the underlying cause remains incompletely understood, so current therapies mainly target symptom control rather than providing a curative solution. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it provides an epidemiological, pathophysiological, and therapeutic overview of endometriosis.
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