Endometriosis Flashcards
Endometriosis - Definition
Endometrial tissue ( glands + stroma ) outside the uterine cavity
MC site in endometriosis
Ovary > pouch of douglas > uterosacral ligament > broad ligament > fallopian tube
rarest site of endometriosis
CNS
Scar endometriosis
Endometriosis @ site of previous surgeries
Most commonly accepted theory of Endometriosis
Sampson’s theory of implantation / theory of retrograde menstruation
Theories related to Endometriosis
Sampson’s theory > mayer and ivanoff > Halban theory
Mayer and Ivanoff theory of endometriosis
theory of coelomic metaplasia
Halban’s theory of endometriosis
Theory of metaplasia
Risk factors for Endometriosis
Obesity Nulliparity Early menarche , Late Menopause Late marriage and late childbirth High Socioeconomic status
Protective factors for endometriosis
Multiparity
Pregnancy
Smoking
Physical exercise
Gene involved in Endometriosis
K- RAS
MC age fo endometriosis
> 30 yrs
MC symptom in Endometriosis
Pain - secondary dysmenorrhoea
2 nd MC symptom in endometriosis
Infertility
3rd MC symptom in endometriosis
Endometrioma - chocolate cyst in ovary