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Endometriosis

Diseases of the Genitourinary System

Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue similar to the endometrium, the lining of the uterus, grows elsewhere in the body. The tissue most often grows close to the uterus, such as on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or the lining of the pelvis.

Facts
Classification
Body System
Reproductive System 1
ICD-10 Chapter
XIV: Diseases of the Genitourinary System 2
Communicable or Non-communicable
Non-Communicable 3
Transmission Route
Non-Transmissible 3
Condition Class
chronic, gynecological 3
First Described
1860 3
The article hedges this attribution ("some attribute"); recorded here as the earliest dated first-description claim the article itself makes, with the hedge preserved in this note.
Causative Agent
Causative Agent (category)
Idiopathic / Multifactorial 3
Endometriosis
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Source Endometrial ablation (Wikipedia)
Source Artificial insemination (Wikipedia)
Source Robotic Surgery (Wikipedia)
Source Ureterolysis (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikipedia
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation
2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter XIV
Quote, List of chapters, Chapter XIV
Diseases of the genitourinary system
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3. Endometriosis (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue similar to the endometrium-the lining of the uterus (womb)-grows elsewhere in the body. The tissue most often grows close to the uterus, such as on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or the lining of the pelvis.
  • intro para 1
  • Wikipedia: Endometriosis, History section
    Some attribute the first description to Carl von Rokitansky in 1860, who found endometrial glands in tissues using a microscope.
  • Infobox: causes
    Unknown
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometriosis, lead section
    Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue similar to the endometrium-the lining of the uterus (womb)-grows elsewhere in the body. The tissue most often grows close to the uterus, such as on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or the lining of the pelvis.
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Ureterolysis (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Ureterolysis, Lead: treats Endometriosis
Quote, Treated By: Ureterolysis, Lead: treats Endometriosis
It is also used for endometriosis.
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Robotic Surgery (Wikipedia)
WikipediaTreated By: Robotic Surgery, Article text, use for Endometriosis
Quote, Treated By: Robotic Surgery, Article text, use for Endometriosis
Robotic surgery can be used to treat fibroids, abnormal periods, endometriosis, ovarian tumors, uterine prolapse, and female cancers.
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Artificial insemination (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Intrauterine Insemination, Intrauterine tuboperitoneal
Quote, Treated By: Intrauterine Insemination, Intrauterine tuboperitoneal
IUTPI can be useful in unexplained infertility, mild or moderate male infertility, and mild or moderate endometriosis.
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Endometrial ablation (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Endometrial Ablation, Medical uses
Quote, Treated By: Endometrial Ablation, Medical uses
Typical medical uses for endometrial ablation include but are not limited to: Endometriosis Adenomyosis Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) Uterine fibroids Uterine polyps As previously mentioned, endometrial ablation does not cure any conditions, rather, it is used to control abnormal uterine bleeding.
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