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Endometriosis Flashcards

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Endometriosis - Definition

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Endometrial tissue ( glands + stroma ) outside the uterine cavity

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MC site in endometriosis

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Ovary > pouch of douglas > uterosacral ligament > broad ligament > fallopian tube

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3
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rarest site of endometriosis

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CNS

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4
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Scar endometriosis

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Endometriosis @ site of previous surgeries

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Most commonly accepted theory of Endometriosis

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Sampson’s theory of implantation / theory of retrograde menstruation

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Theories related to Endometriosis

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Sampson’s theory > mayer and ivanoff > Halban theory

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Mayer and Ivanoff theory of endometriosis

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theory of coelomic metaplasia

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Halban’s theory of endometriosis

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Theory of metaplasia

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Risk factors for Endometriosis

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Obesity
Nulliparity
Early menarche , Late Menopause
Late marriage and late childbirth 
High Socioeconomic status
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10
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Protective factors for endometriosis

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Multiparity
Pregnancy
Smoking
Physical exercise

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Gene involved in Endometriosis

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K- RAS

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12
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MC age fo endometriosis

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> 30 yrs

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13
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MC symptom in Endometriosis

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Pain - secondary dysmenorrhoea

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14
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2 nd MC symptom in endometriosis

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Infertility

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15
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3rd MC symptom in endometriosis

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Endometrioma - chocolate cyst in ovary

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16
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4th MC symptom in endometriosis

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Menstrual symptoms

17
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Reasons for secondary dysmenorrhoea in endometriosis

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Congestion and Prostaglandins

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