Endometriosis and genital malformations in children and adolescents. What do they have in common?

Adamyan L.V.; Alyasova A.V.; Stepanian A.A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/repro20243003114

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Abstract:

Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease characterised by the presence of tissue with morphological and functional properties similar to endometrium outside the uterine cavity. This pathology affects about 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide and currently has no established etiology. The true prevalence of EM in adolescence remains unknown, varies depending on the inclusion criteria for each study and the diagnostic methods used and, unlike in premenopausal women, can range from 19% to 100% of cases, according to different authors. Developmental anomalies of the female genital organs account for 3—7% in the structure of gynaecological diseases in children and adolescents. The possibility of combining congenital pathology with the presence of EM should cause special vigilance of gynaecologists when examining adolescent girls.

Keywords:

genital malformations

endometriosis

children

adolescents

Authors:

Adamyan L.V.

Russian University of Medicine;
National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named After Academician V.I. Kulakov

SPIN RSCI: 9836-2713
Scopus AuthorID: 7006372422
ResearcherID: Q-1722-2018
ORCID: 0000-0002-3253-4512

Alyasova A.V.

Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry named after A.I. Evdokimov

ORCID: 0000-0003-2621-0359

Stepanian A.A.

Academia of Women’s Health and Endoscopic Surgery

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12.04.2024

Accepted:

08.05.2024

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