Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a benign disorder characterized by endometrial tissue outside the uterus, potentially causing pelvic pain, infertility, and other symptoms, with an unknown pathogenesis.
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This encyclopedia chapter defines endometriosis as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus and notes that it can be asymptomatic or associated with dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, dyspareunia, and infertility, with reported prevalence of pelvic endometriosis of about 6–10% in the general population and 35–50% among women with pain, infertility, or both. It describes that endometriosis etiology is thought to involve multiple genetic, environmental, immunologic, and potential psychological factors, while the ultimate pathogenesis remains unknown. It also states that laparoscopy or laparotomy is the diagnostic gold standard and references the disease classification system by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, with the caveat that the chapter does not resolve the underlying cause. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it provides a definition, epidemiology, proposed etiologic factors, and diagnosis overview for endometriosis.
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