Diagnosis of Endometriosis
- 1 August 1997
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Seminars in Reproductive Medicine
- Vol. 15 (03) , 229-233
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1068752
Abstract
The diagnosis of endometriosis is based on the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity and direct or indirect evidence of cyclic bleeding. Clinically three entities can be distinguished: the peritoneal implant, the endometrial cyst and the deep-nodular lesion. Laparoscopy and biopsy remain the gold standard for diagnosis, but in addition attention should be paid to the detection of functional activity, such as bleeding, by non-invasive techniques.Keywords
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