ENDOMETRIOSIS IN ASSOCIATION WITH MULLERIAN ANOMALIES
ENDOMETRIOSIS IN ASSOCIATION WITH MULLERIAN ANOMALIES
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DOI:
10.1159/000292349
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发表时间:
1995-01-01
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
GOKMEN, O
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作者:
UGUR, M;TURAN, C;GOKMEN, O
There have been many theories proposed regarding etiology and pathogenesis of endometriosis. The theories of retrograde menstruation, celomic metaplasia, and mullerian remnants are among these. In order to find out whether a higher prevalence exists in patients with mullerian anomalies and to test these theories, we reviewed the case records of our reproductive endocrinology clinic set up between 1989 and 1994. The study group included patients with mullerian anomalies (n = 186) whereas the control group consisted of patients without mullerian anomalies (n = 3,240). The frequency of endometrioses was 37 of 186 (19.8%) in the study group as compared with 619 of 3,240 (19.1%) in the controls (p > 0.05). In 1 patient without functioning endometrium endometriosis was demonstrated. Obstructive anomalies were associated more with endometriosis as compared with nonobstructive anomalies (p < 0.001). The nonobstructive anomalies did not present a higher prevalence as compared with controls (p > 0.05). These results show that endometriosis is not more frequent in patients with mullerian anomalies as a whole, but ouflow obstruction is an important contributing factor. Evaluating patients with mullerian anomalies contributes proof in favor of the theories of retrograde menstruation and celomic metaplasia, but against a possible relation of a developmental defect of differentiation or migration of the mullerian duct system during embryogenesis.