Epidemiology of infertility in women with endometriosis.
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol
; 92: 102454, 2024 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Endometriosis is a benign, chronic, inflammatory condition affecting up to 10 % of women and characterised by the presence of glands and stroma tissue outside the uterus. Epidemiological and clinical studies demonstrate a consistent association between endometriosis and infertility. However, this relationship is far to be clearly understood and several mechanisms are involved. Available data show that patients with endometriosis have an increased estimated risk of infertility between two and four times compared with the general population. On the other hand, the probability of patients with infertility to have endometriosis is reported up to about 50 % of the cases. Future studies should aim to better elucidate the mechanisms behind endometriosis-associated infertility in order to offer the more appropriate and tailored management for the patients.
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Assunto principal:
Endometriose
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Infertilidade
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Infertilidade Feminina
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Screening_studies
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Female
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Humans
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En
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Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol
Assunto da revista:
GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article