Endometriosis: A Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis

Mehmet Yılmaz
In: MAS Journal Of Applied Sciences · 2022 · vol. 7(11) · doi:10.52520/masjaps.206 · W4214756239
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This review consolidates systematic reviews and meta-analyses published after 2015 on endometriosis, a common disease often diagnosed late, dependent on estrogen, and with incompletely understood pathogenesis involving the immune system.

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This paper is a narrative review that synthesizes systematic reviews and meta-analyses published after 2015 on endometriosis, focusing on the disease context and evidence base. It discusses that endometriosis is common and often has delayed diagnosis, with high prevalence among adolescents presenting with pelvic pain, and that lesion growth is estrogen-dependent while progestins and oral contraceptives are reported as not successful in about one-third of symptomatic women worldwide. It notes that endometriosis pathogenesis remains incompletely understood, with the immune system implicated in its pathophysiology, and that etiology is largely unknown. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it reviews post-2015 systematic reviews and meta-analyses regarding endometriosis.

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Endometriosis is a common disease with typically delayed diagnosis. Its prevalence is high among adolescents with pelvic pain symptom. Deposits of tissue outside uterine cavity depend on oestrogen. Progestins and oral contraceptives are not successful 1/3 of symptomatic women worldwide. Pathogenesis of endometriosis is not well understood but immune system plays a role in its pathophysiology. The aetiology of endometriosis remains largely unknown. Here in this review, reader may find a review of systematic reviews and meta-analysis published after 2015 on endometriosis.
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Endometriosis is a common disease with typically delayed diagnosis. Its prevalence is high amongadolescents with pelvic pain symptom. Deposits of tissue outside uterine cavity depend on oestrogen.Progestins and oral contraceptives are not successful 1/3 of symptomatic women worldwide. Pathogenesisof endometriosis is not well understood but immune system plays a role in its pathophysiology. Theaetiology of endometriosis remains largely unknown. Here in this review, reader may find a review ofsystematic reviews and meta-analysis published after 2015 on endometriosis.

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Endometriosis,meta-analysis,systematic review How to Cite YILMAZ, M. . (2022). Endometriosis: A Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. MAS Journal of Applied Sciences, 7(1), 73–80. https://doi.org/10.52520/masjaps.206

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