What causes endometriosis?

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    Natalka Roshak

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    Morgan Pfiffner, Shyam Jayaraman
    Last Updated: October 25, 2023

    The endometrium is the lining of the uterus. Endometriosis is caused by endometrium-like cells growing outside the uterus, usually accompanied by inflammation.[1] Researchers haven’t yet pinned down exactly why this happens.[2]

    References

    1. ^members of the Endometriosis Guideline Core Group, Christian M Becker, Attila Bokor, Oskari Heikinheimo, Andrew Horne, Femke Jansen, Ludwig Kiesel, Kathleen King, Marina Kvaskoff, Annemiek Nap, Katrine Petersen, Ertan Saridogan, Carla Tomassetti, Nehalennia van Hanegem, Nicolas Vulliemoz, Nathalie Vermeulen, ESHRE Endometriosis Guideline GroupESHRE guideline: endometriosisHum Reprod Open.(2022 Feb 26)
    2. ^Beata Smolarz, Krzysztof Szyłło, Hanna RomanowiczEndometriosis: Epidemiology, Classification, Pathogenesis, Treatment and Genetics (Review of Literature)Int J Mol Sci.(2021 Sep 29)