Endometriosis
Basics
Description
Description
- Presence of endometrial tissue and glands outside uterus
- An estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory disease
- Affects 2–10% of general population, 50% in the infertile population, and 50–60% of women/teenage girls with chronic 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
Etiology
Unknown
Pediatric Considerations
Not prior to menarche
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
- Anatomic obstruction of menstrual outflow
- Early menarche
- Short menstrual cycles
- Hereditary disease, with 7× higher prevalence in first-degree relatives
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Citation
Schaider, Jeffrey J., et al., editors. "Endometriosis." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 6th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307430/all/Endometriosis.
Endometriosis. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2020. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307430/all/Endometriosis. Accessed January 20, 2025.
Endometriosis. (2020). In Schaider, J. J., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Wolfe, R. E., Barkin, A. Z., Shayne, P., & Rosen, P. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (6th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307430/all/Endometriosis
Endometriosis [Internet]. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, Wolfe RER, Barkin AZA, Shayne PP, Rosen PP, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2020. [cited 2025 January 20]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307430/all/Endometriosis.
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