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Characterising the immune cell phenotype of ectopic adenomyosis lesions compared with eutopic endometrium: A systematic review.
Journal of reproductive immunology - 1 Jun 2023
Maclean Alison, Barzilova Vanya, Patel Simran, Bates Faith, Hapangama Dharani K
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Inflammation is implicated in the symptomatology and the pathogenesis of adenomyosis. Injury at the endo-myometrial interface causes inflammation and may facilitate the invasion of endometrium into the myometrium, forming adenomyosis lesions. Their presence causes local inflammation, resulting in heavy menstrual bleeding, chronic pelvic pain, and subfertility. Immunological differences have been described in the...
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