Studies have demonstrated that the endometrium of women with endometriosis is different to that of women without endometriosis (1,2). Those differences may interfere with normal implantation as well as placental growth (3). However, the existing literature has demonstrated conflicting results regarding a possible link between endometriosis and miscarriage. Let us have a look at the evidence. It is…
Other than the 3 types of disease, we also have stages of endometriosis. As we now know, endometriosis is a heterogeneous disease and, therefore, staging of endometriosis is not always an easy task. This is why there are, up to this date, more than one staging systems of endometriosis. The 3 most commonly used are: Stage Findings I: Minimal (1-5)…
It is not clear how the disease evolves with time. In its deep form (DIE), it is likely that endometriosis is a progressive disease (getting progressively worse over time1). This only makes sense, if we accept that large lesions must have developed over a period of time. The rate of progress is unlikely to be fast2, but may vary between…
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