Endometriosis

Marsh, Courtney
2020 · doi:10.5772/intechopen.87593 · W4254519046
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This book explores risk factors, diagnosis, pain management, associated conditions, and treatment options for endometriosis, a disease affecting up to 10% of reproductive-age women.

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This IntechOpen volume provides a comprehensive overview of endometriosis, describing the disease’s prevalence in reproductive women and reviewing risk factors, including environmental factors, as well as associated conditions such as adenomyosis, invasion of endometrial glands and stroma into uterine muscle, and infertility. It discusses novel approaches for diagnosing and treating endometriosis-related pain, including both diagnostic strategies and treatment options spanning hormonal and surgical approaches. The book is targeted to practitioners and is positioned as an up-to-date informational resource rather than a primary experimental study, with no specific limitation stated in the provided text. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — a comprehensive review of risk factors, diagnosis, associated conditions (including adenomyosis), and treatment options.

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Endometriosis is a prevalent disease affecting up to 10 percent of reproductive-age women globally.While we have made great strides towards our understanding of the pathophysiology of endometriosis, much is still unknown.We do know that endometriosis is estrogen-dependent and is mediated by immunologic factors.Defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside of the uterus, women may have debilitating symptoms including pain and infertility or the disease can be diagnosed incidentally at the time of pelvic surgery, making a determination of true prevalence particularly challenging.In this book, we explore risk factors for endometriosis including environmental factors that are shedding light on this disease.We also investigate novel methods for diagnosing and treating pain related to endometriosis, which can be debilitating in some women.Conditions associated with endometriosis including adenomyosis, invasion of endometrial glands and stroma into the uterine muscle, and infertility are reviewed in depth.Finally, we look at treatment options for women with endometriosis ranging from hormonal to surgical.Together, we provide a comprehensive look at the diagnosis, treatment and risk of endometriosis to better inform practitioners in caring for patients with endometriosis.
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Endometriosis Contributor(s) Marsh, Courtney (editor) Language EnglishAbstract This book provides a comprehensive look at endometriosis, a disease affecting 10 percent of reproductive women. It explores risk factors for endometriosis including environmental factors that are shedding light on this disease. It also investigates novel methods for diagnosing and treating pain related to endometriosis, which can be debilitating in some women. Conditions associated with endometriosis including adenomyosis, invasion of endometrial glands and stroma into the uterine muscle, and infertility are reviewed in depth. Finally, the book examines treatment options for women with endometriosis ranging from hormonal to surgical. This volume is targeted to practitioners seeing patients with endometriosis to better inform them regarding up-to-date diagnostic and treatment options. Keywords Gynaecology & obstetricsWebshop link https://www.intechopen.com/booksISBN 9781839624650, 9781839624643, 9781839624667Publisher IntechOpenPublisher website https://www.intechopen.com/Publication date and place 2021Imprint IntechOpenClassification Gynaecology and obstetrics

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