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Pathogenesis of Endometriosis

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Endometriosis

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Although the pathogenesis of endometriosis is still under study, much progress has been made recently in identifying the disease. This advance may help us understand its evolution.

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  1. Ivo Brosens
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  2. Gloria Vasquez
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, 31207, USA

    Camran R. Nezhat M.D. , Farr R. Nezhat M.D.  & Ceana H. Nezhat M.D. ,  & 

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Camran R. Nezhat M.D. , Farr R. Nezhat M.D.  & Ceana H. Nezhat M.D. ,  & 

  3. Center for Special Pelvic Surgery, Atlanta, GA, 30342, USA

    Camran R. Nezhat M.D. , Farr R. Nezhat M.D.  & Ceana H. Nezhat M.D. ,  & 

  4. Center for Special Pelvic Surgery, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA

    Camran R. Nezhat M.D. , Farr R. Nezhat M.D.  & Ceana H. Nezhat M.D. ,  & 

  5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA

    Gary S. Berger M.D.

  6. Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA

    Gary S. Berger M.D.

  7. Chapel Hill Fertility Center, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA

    Gary S. Berger M.D.

  8. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77054, USA

    Veasy C. Buttram Jr. M.D.

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Brosens, I., Vasquez, G., Deprest, J., Puttemans, P. (1995). Pathogenesis of Endometriosis. In: Nezhat, C.R., Berger, G.S., Nezhat, F.R., Buttram, V.C., Nezhat, C.H. (eds) Endometriosis. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8404-5_2

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