Women's Health Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 6 , Pages 276-281, 1 November 2006

Endometriosis: Current thinking

  • Pratibha Arya

      Affiliations

    • Pratibha Arya is Clinical Lecturer at the Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nottingham, based in Derby City General Hospital, Derby, UK.
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  • Robert Shaw

      Affiliations

    • Robert Shaw is Head of Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nottingham, based in Derby City General Hospital, Derby, UK.

Abstract 

Sir William Osler once said, ‘He who knows endometriosis, knows gynaecology.’ Endometriosis is a disease of complex aetiopathogenesis. The symptoms do not always match the extent of the disease. Not only are the physical effects of the disease extremely troublesome, but its psychological impact can also be devastating. Although the disease has been known for decades, it remains an enigma.

Keywords:  diagnosis , Endometriosis , medical treatments , surgical treatments

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 This article has been reproduced from: Current Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2006; 15(3): 191–198.

PII: S1744-1870(07)70009-4

doi:10.1016/S1744-1870(07)70009-4

Women's Health Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 6 , Pages 276-281, 1 November 2006

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