Evidence that endometriosis results from the dislocation of basal endometrium?

In: Human Reproduction · 2003 · vol. 18(5) , pp. 1130–a · doi:10.1093/humrep/deg183 · W4244140393
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This commentary argues against the interpretation of Leyendecker et al.'s findings on estrogen and progesterone receptor expression in eutopic and ectopic endometrium regarding the basal endometrium dislocation hypothesis for endometriosis.

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Evidence that endometriosis results from the dislocation of basal endometrium? Dear Sir, I read with great interest the article by Leyendecker et al. (2002) addressing the hypothesis that endometriosis results from the dislocation of basal endometrium. The study represents an in-depth analysis of estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone (PR) expression in eutopic and ectopic endometrium from women with and without adenomyosis and endometriosis. However, we disagree with the interpretation of the results.

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