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    Endometriosis

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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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    TY - ELEC T1 - Endometriosis ID - 307430 ED - Barkin,Adam Z, ED - Barkin,Roger M, ED - Hayden,Stephen R, ED - Rosen,Peter, ED - Schaider,Jeffrey J, ED - Shayne,Philip, ED - Wolfe,Richard E, BT - 5-Minute Emergency Consult UR - https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307430/all/Endometriosis PB - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ET - 5 DB - Emergency Central DP - Unbound Medicine ER -