“Call me by my true names”. The utopian search for endometriosis and adenomyosis terminology devoid of ambiguous pathogenic meaning: Just an illusion?

Paolo Vercellini, Edgardo Somigliana
In: Journal of Endometriosis and Uterine Disorders · 2023 · vol. 1 , pp. 100020 · doi:10.1016/j.jeud.2023.100020 · W4322765737
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This paper argues current endometriosis and adenomyosis terminology is ambiguous, particularly for advanced nodules, and proposes clearer definitions for uterine and rectovaginal septum manifestations.

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• The present terminology for some forms of endometriosis is incorrect or confusing. • The present terminology gives too little emphasis on the adhesive and fibrotic aspects of advanced endometriotic nodules. • Endometriosis infiltrating the outer myometrium of the anterior or posterior uterine wall should simply be defined as “uterine endometriosis”. • What is called rectovaginal septum endometriosis is the manifestation of endometriosis infiltration and fibrosis affecting a variable portion of the pouch of Douglas.

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