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- The cause (etiology) of the condition is unclear, and there are disagreements about how it develops (pathogenesis), resulting in limited treatment options.
- Most current medical treatments focus on suppressing ovulation and inducing a lack of menstrual periods (amenorrhea).
- Recent research into genetic factors, environmental influences, and immune system roles, alongside issues within the endometrium and substances produced by endometriosis lesions, is shedding light on the disorder's development and suggesting new treatment approaches.
Article Abstract
Its etiology remains uncertain, its pathogenesis disputed and its treatment poor. Most medical treatment is based on ovulation suppression and inducing amenorrhoea. New findings on the genetics, the possible roles of the environment and the immune system, intrinsic abnormalities in the endometrium and secreted products of endometriotic lesions have given explanation into the pathogenesis of this disorder and give us new trends for treatment the disease.
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