Pain in endometriosis

J Maddern, L Grundy, J Castro… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Endometriosis is a chronic and debilitating condition affecting∼ 10% of women.
Endometriosis is characterized by infertility and chronic pelvic pain, yet treatment options …

Chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis: translational evidence of the relationship and implications

P Stratton, KJ Berkley - Human reproduction update, 2011 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Many clinicians and patients believe that endometriosis-associated pain is
due to the lesions. Yet causality remains an enigma, because pain symptoms attributed to …

Relating chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis to signs of sensitization and myofascial pain and dysfunction

JV Aredo, KJ Heyrana, BI Karp… - Seminars in …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Chronic pelvic pain is a frustrating symptom for patients with endometriosis and is frequently
refractory to hormonal and surgical management. While these therapies target ectopic …

The role of peritoneal macrophages in endometriosis

TN Ramírez-Pavez, M Martínez-Esparza… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent gynecological disorder, defined as the growth of
endometrial stromal cells and glands at extrauterine sites. Endometriotic lesions are more …

Inflammation and nerve fiber interaction in endometriotic pain

BD McKinnon, D Bertschi, NA Bersinger… - Trends in Endocrinology …, 2015 - cell.com
Endometriosis is an extremely prevalent estrogen-dependent condition characterized by the
growth of ectopic endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, and is often presented with …

Pathophysiology of endometriosis-associated pain: A review of pelvic and central nervous system mechanisms

L Coxon, AW Horne, K Vincent - … Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Although pain is one of the main symptoms women with endometriosis present with, there is
poor correlation between symptom severity and disease burden and the underlying …

Autonomic nervous system and inflammation interaction in endometriosis-associated pain

Y Wei, Y Liang, H Lin, Y Dai, S Yao - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2020 - Springer
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease. Pain is the most common symptom in
endometriosis. Endometriosis-associated pain is caused by inflammation, and is related to …

Peripheral changes in endometriosis-associated pain

M Morotti, K Vincent, J Brawn… - Human reproduction …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Pain remains the cardinal symptom of endometriosis. However, to date, the
underlying mechanisms are still only poorly understood. Increasing evidence points towards …

Macrophage and nerve interaction in endometriosis

J Wu, H Xie, S Yao, Y Liang - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2017 - Springer
Dysregulation of the immune system in endometriotic milieus has been considered to play a
pivotal role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Macrophage recruitment and nerve fiber …

Menstruation pulls the trigger for inflammation and pain in endometriosis

A Laux-Biehlmann, T d'Hooghe, TM Zollner - Trends in pharmacological …, 2015 - cell.com
Endometriosis is a chronic, hormone-dependent, inflammatory disease, characterized by the
presence and growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. It affects 5–10% of the …