Endometriosis : Science and Practice / edited by Linda C. Guidice, Johannes L.H. Evers, David L. Healy.

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Other Authors: Giudice, Linda, Evers, Johannes Leonardus Henricus, 1949-, Healy, D. L. (David Lindsay)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Endometriosis: Science and Practice; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Part 1: History, Epidemiology, and Economics; 1 History of Endometriosis: A 20th-Century Disease; 2 Endometriosis: Epidemiology, and Etiological Factors; 3 Economic Perspective on Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis; Part 2: Pathogenesis; 4 Pathogenesis: Development of the Female Genital Tract; 5 Theories on the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis; 6 Understanding the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis: Gene Mapping Studies; 7 Pathogenesis: Epigenetics; Part 3: Disease Characterization.
  • 8 Endometriosis: Disease Classification and Behavior9 Peritoneal, Ovarian, and Rectovaginal Endometriosis are Three Different Entities; 10 Extra-abdominal Endometriosis; Part 4: Biological Basis and Pathophysiology of Endometriosis; 11 Biology of Eutopic and Ectopic Endometrium in Women with Endometriosis; 12 Stem Cells in Endometriosis; 13 Role of Steroid Hormones: Estrogen and Endometriosis; 14 Role of Steroid Hormones: Progesterone Signaling; 15 Early Origins of Endometriosis: Role of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals; 16 Signaling Pathways in Endometriosis (Eutopic/Ectopic).
  • 17 MicroRNAs in Endometriosis18 HOX Genes and Endometriosis; 19 Angiogenesis and Endometriosis; 20 Uterine Peristalsis and the Development of Endometriosis and Adenomyosis; 21 Pelvic Mechanisms Involved in the Pathophysiology of Pain in Endometriosis; 22 Neuroendocrine Aspects of Endometriosis-Associated Pain; 23 Pathophysiology of Infertility in Endometriosis; 24 Inflammation and Endometriosis; Part 5: Models of Endometriosis; 25 Models of Endometriosis: In vitro and In vivo Models; 26 Models of Endometriosis: Animal Models I
  • Rodent-based Chimeric Models.
  • 27 Models of Endometriosis: Animal Models II
  • Non-human PrimatesPart 6: Diagnosis of Endometriosis; 28 Surgical Historical Overview; 29 Diagnosis of Endometriosis: Imaging; 30 Diagnosis of Endometriosis: Biomarkers; 31 Diagnosis of Endometriosis: Proteomics; 32 Diagnosis of Endometriosis: Transcriptomics; Part 7: Medical Therapies for Pain; 33 Medical Therapies: Randomized Controlled Trials/Traditional Medical Therapies; 34 Medical Therapies: Progestins; 35 Medical Therapies: Aromatase Inhibitors; 36 Medical Therapies: Statins; Part 8: Surgical Therapies for Pain.
  • 37 Surgical Therapies: Principles and Triage in Endometriosis38 Surgical Therapies: Peritoneal Endometriosis Surgery; 39 Surgical Therapies: Pouch of Douglas and Uterovaginal Pouch Resection for Endometriosis; 40 Surgical Therapies: Randomized Controlled Trials in Endometriosis; 41 Surgical Therapies: Rectal/Bowel Endometriosis; 42 Surgical Therapies: Ureteric Dissection and Urological Endometriosis; 43 Surgical Therapies: Robotics and Endometriosis; Part 9: Infertility and Endometriosis; 44 Medical Therapy of Endometriosis: Subfertility; 45 Infertility Therapies: The Role of Surgery.