Endometriose: fisiopatologia, diagnóstico e abordagem terapêutica
This paper reviews the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutic approaches for endometriosis, an estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease involving endometrial tissue outside the uterus, characterized by pelvic pain and potential infertility.
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This narrative review examines the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutic approaches for endometriosis, describing how ectopic endometrial tissue implantation outside the uterine cavity contributes to chronic, estrogen-dependent inflammation and symptoms such as pelvic pain, dyspareunia, and sometimes infertility. It summarizes competing origin theories (implantation, celomic, and inflammatory) and notes that there is still no definitive consensus, while also outlining diagnostic strategies ranging from clinical assessment to imaging (ultrasound and MRI) and, when needed, laparoscopy with histopathologic confirmation. It describes treatment options as pharmacologic (hormonal or anti-inflammatory) or surgical (resection of lesions), emphasizing that choice is individualized based on symptom severity and reproductive goals, and it highlights a limitation that the disease mechanisms linking it to infertility are not fully understood. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — focusing on its pathophysiology, diagnostic workflow, and treatment approaches.
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