Analysis of menstrual effluent: diagnostic potential for endometriosis

Abstract Background Endometriosis is a chronic and underdiagnosed disease which affects 5–10% of women of childbearing age and is characterized by growth of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus, most often in the peritoneal cavity. Delay in diagnosis is a major problem for management of this dis...

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Main Authors: Laura A. Warren, Andrew Shih, Susana Marquez Renteira, Tamer Seckin, Brandon Blau, Kim Simpfendorfer, Annette Lee, Christine N. Metz, Peter K. Gregersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Molecular Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10020-018-0009-6