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    Endometriosis

    Endometriosis is a topic covered in the 5-Minute Emergency Consult.

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    Basics

    Description

    • Presence of endometrial tissue and glands outside uterus
    • An estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory disease
    • Affects 6–10% of women of reproductive age and 50–60% of women/teenage girls with pelvic pain
    • Endometrial tissue found anywhere in pelvic cavity, on ovaries, uterine ligament (due to retrograde menstruation) and distant sites, including bowel and lungs

    Etiology

    • Unknown

    Pediatric Considerations
    Not prior to menarche

    Risk Factors

    • Anatomic obstruction of menstrual outflow
    • Early menarche
    • Short menstrual cycles
    • Genetic component suggested by twin and family studies

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    Citation

    Rosen, Peter, et al., editors. "Endometriosis." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307430/all/Endometriosis.
    Endometriosis. In: Rosen P, Shayne P, Barkin AZ, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. 5th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307430/all/Endometriosis. Accessed April 24, 2019.
    Endometriosis. (2016). In Rosen, P., Shayne, P., Barkin, A. Z., Wolfe, R. E., Hayden, S. R., Barkin, R. M., & Schaider, J. J. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Available from https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307430/all/Endometriosis
    Endometriosis [Internet]. In: Rosen P, Shayne P, Barkin AZ, Wolfe RE, Hayden SR, Barkin RM, Schaider JJ, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2019 April 24]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307430/all/Endometriosis.
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