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Medical management of endometriosis: emerging evidence linking inflammation to disease pathophysiology.
Minerva ginecologica - 1 Apr 2013
Bruner-Tran K L, Herington J L, Duleba A J, Taylor H S, Osteen K G
Abstract excerpt
Progesterone action normally mediates the balance between anti-inflammatory and proinflammatory processes throughout the female reproductive tract. However, in women with endometriosis, endometrial progesterone resistance, characterized by alterations in progesterone responsive gene and protein expression, is now considered a central element in disease pathophysiology. Recent studies additionally suggest that the...
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