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Endometriosis : Causes

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Causes List

Causes could include:
  • No known cause

Causes Overview Articles

Endometriosis
Each month a woman's ovaries produce hormones that stimulate the cells of the uterine lining (endometrium) to multiply and prepare for a fertilized egg. The lining swells and gets thicker. If these cells, called endometrial cells, implant and grow...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 26, 2008
Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a condition in which bits of tissue similar to the lining of the uterus (endometrium) grow in other parts of the body (and within the uterus). Like the uterine lining, this tissue builds up and sheds in response to monthly hormona...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a condition in which bits of the tissue similar to the lining of the uterus (endometrium) grow in other parts of the body. Like the uterine lining, this tissue builds up and sheds in response to monthly hormonal cycles. However, t...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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