1 / 14

Understanding Endometriosis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

Endometriosis is a condition where endometrial-like cells grow outside the uterus, affecting roughly 5-10% of women. Symptoms include infertility, constipation, fatigue, and more. The exact cause is unknown, but factors like genetics, retrograde menstruation, and environment play a role. Diagnosis is done through laparoscopy or ultrasound, and it can lead to co-morbidities like ovarian cancer. Treatment includes hormonal medications, other medications, and surgery depending on the severity.

jeannined
Download Presentation

Understanding Endometriosis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Endometriosis Sanja Načinović Mentor: A. Žmegač Horvat

  2. Definition • endometrial-like cells appear in areas outside the uterine cavity • endometrial-like cells are influenced by hormonal changes

  3. Epidemiology • typically seen during the reproductive years • occurs in roughly 5-10% of women

  4. Sings and symptoms

  5. Infertility • link between infertility and endometriosis remains enigmatic

  6. Other symptoms • constipation • chronic fatigue • mild to severe fever • headaches • depression • hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) • anxiety

  7. Causes • the exact cause of endometriosis remains unknown • Retrograde menstruation • Coelomic metaplasia • Genetics • Transplantation • Environment

  8. How to diagnose it? • laparotomy • laparoscopy • ultrasound

  9. Co-morbidity • ovarian cancer • non-Hodgkin's lymphoma • leiomyoma • autoimmune disorders • hypothyroidism

  10. Possible locations • ovaries • fallopian tubes • back of the uterus • front of the uterus • uterine ligaments • pelvic and back wall • intestines • urinary bladder and ureters

  11. Staging • Stage I (minimal) • Stage II (mild) • Stage III (moderate) • Stage IV (severe)

  12. Markers • high levels of estrogen • low levels of progesterone • antigen C-125

  13. Treatments • hormonal medications - progestins, oral contraceptives, Danazol, aromatase inhibitors • other medications - NSAID, Diclofenac

  14. surgery- excision, hysterectomy, presacral neurectomy

More Related