Endometriosis and retrograde menstruation

Roy F.P.M. Kruitwagen
1991 · W819523319
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This paper defines abbreviations used in endometriosis research, covering biological molecules, measurements, and experimental techniques.

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This dissertation examines the relationship between endometriosis and retrograde menstruation, focusing on mechanisms and evidence linking menstrual blood flow backward through the fallopian tubes to the development of endometriotic lesions. It draws on high-level reproductive biology context and considers observations and arguments used to support the retrograde menstruation concept. The main caveat is that conclusions about causality depend on the availability and interpretation of evidence available at the time of the work, which the dissertation treats as inherently limited by methodological constraints. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically the proposed role of retrograde menstruation in endometriosis pathogenesis.

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Endometriosis and retrograde menstruation Fulltext: mmubn000001_130073709.pdf Size: 5.614Mb Format: PDF Description: Publisher’s version Publication year 1991Author(s) Publisher [S.l. : s.n.] ISBN 9090042857 Number of pages 143 p. Annotation Promotores : R. Rolland, L. Poels en W. Willemsen Publication type Dissertation Display more detailsDisplay less details Organization Radboud universitair medisch centrum Former Organization Medische Wetenschappen Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre This item appears in the following Collection(s) - Academic publications [256982] - Dissertations [13826] - Electronic publications [152132] - Faculty of Medical Sciences [96558] - Open Access publications [137501] Upload full text Use your RU or RadboudUMC credentials to log in with SURFconext to upload a file for processing by the repository team.

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