Association of endometriosis and adenomyosis: vast literature but scant conclusive data

Suggestive evidence that pelvic endometriosis is a progressive disease, whereas deeply infiltrating endometriosis is associated with pelvic pain

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Relationship between the magnetic resonance imaging appearance of adenomyosis and endometriosis phenotypes

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Adenomyosis and endometriosis. Re-visiting their association and further insights into the mechanisms of auto-traumatisation. An MRI study

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Imaging for the evaluation of endometriosis and adenomyosis

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Pathogenesis of deep endometriosis

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Heterotopic or misplaced endometrial tissue

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Transvaginal Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Adenomyosis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Origin of endometriosis from the mesenchyme of the celomic walls

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Prevalence of adenomyosis in women undergoing surgery for endometriosis

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Risks of adverse pregnancy outcome in endometriosis

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Implantation versus infiltration: the Sampson versus the endometriotic disease theory

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Bowel complications of deep endometriosis during pregnancy or in vitro fertilization

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Comorbidity of gynecological and non-gynecological diseases with adenomyosis and endometriosis

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Endocannabinoids modulate apoptosis in endometriosis and adenomyosis

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Severe spontaneous hemoperitoneum in pregnancy may be linked to in vitro fertilization in patients with endometriosis: a systematic review

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Anterior Focal Adenomyosis and Bladder Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis, Is There a Link?

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Expression of DJ-1 and mTOR in Eutopic and Ectopic Endometria of Patients with Endometriosis and Adenomyosis

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Epidemiology of subtle, typical, cystic, and deep endometriosis: a systematic review

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COMT 158G/A and CYP1B1 432C/G polymorphisms increase the risk of endometriosis and adenomyosis: a meta-analysis

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Genetic variation in COX-2 -1195 and the risk of endometriosis and adenomyosis

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Effect of matrix metalloproteinase promoter polymorphisms on endometriosis and adenomyosis risk: evidence from a meta-analysis

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Microscopic endometriosis: impact on our understanding of the disease and its surgery

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Imaging in Endometriosis and Adenomyosis

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Serum differential proteomic analysis of endometriosis and adenomyosis by iTRAQ technique

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The elephant in the room: quality control of endometriosis data.

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Pathogenesis of endometriosis: The genetic/epigenetic theory

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Pathogenesis Based Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis

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Current Medical Therapy for Adenomyosis: From Bench to Bedside

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Endometriosis: A Comprehensive Review

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Symptomatic endometriosis developing several years after menopause in the absence of increased circulating estrogen concentrations: a systematic review and seven case reports

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Focal adenomyosis of the outer myometrium and deep infiltrating endometriosis severity

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Endometriosis and pregnancy outcome

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A Detailed Study in Adenomyosis and Endometriosis: Evaluation of the Rate of Coexistence Between Uterine Adenomyosis and DIE According to Imaging and Histopathology Findings

Alborzi, S., Askary, E., Khorami, F., Poordast, T., Alkhalidi, B. A., Shahraki, M. H., Alborzi, S., & Shahraki, H. R. (2021) · Reproductive Sciences · doi:10.1007/s43032-021-00527-0 · Cited by 21 · see citing works

Reconsidering evidence-based management of endometriosis

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Adenomyosis in women undergoing hysterectomy for abnormal uterine bleeding associated with uterine leiomyomas

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Extrinsic Adenomyosis Is Associated With Postoperative Recurrence of Ovarian Endometrioma

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Surgical management of endometriosis-associated pain

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Risk factors and nomogram construction for predicting women with chronic pelvic pain:a cross-sectional population study

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Biomarkers of endometriosis

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Endometriosis Increases the Risk of Placenta Previa in Both IVF Pregnancies and the General Obstetric Population

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The Genetic-Epigenetic Pathophysiology of Endometriosis: A Surgeon’s View

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Epidemiological aspects of the outcomes from the treatment of endometriosis: Experience from two different geographical areas

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Hierarchy of evidence for endometriosis diagnosis and surgery.Preprint

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Letter to the Editor

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Hormonal Treatment for Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, and Fibromatosis

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Unraveling the link between early sexual initiation and endometriosis: evidence from population-based analyses and genetic causal inference

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Description, évaluation et perfectionnement d’une nouvelle technique de prise en charge de l'endométriose profonde postérieure recto-sigmoïdienne par ultrasons focalisés de haute intensité (HIFU) échoguidés par voie transrectale

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An Abundance of Studies But Dearth of Evidence regarding Endometriosis and Adenomyosis

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Some facets of adenomyosis and endometriosis.

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Endometriosis and adenomyosis

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