By Hale Goksever CelikClinical Profiles of Adolescents with Histologically Confirmed Endometriosis
By Hale Goksever Celik
Adolescent endometriosis is often underrecognized and underdiagnosed, leading to delayed care and prolonged suffering. In a multi-center study recently published, led by Hewitt al. in the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, researchers investigated how adolescents with pathology-confirmed endometriosis present…
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By Özge ÖzkayaHeavy Menstrual Bleeding Shares Genetic Risk with Endometriosis and Fibroids
By Özge Özkaya
Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a common yet underexplored condition affecting millions of women worldwide. It can severely impact quality of life and is often associated with other gynecologic disorders like endometriosis and fibroids. In a recent landmark study published…
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By Selma OransayWomen's willingness to donate menstrual blood for endometriosis research
By Selma Oransay
The menstrual blood is 50-100 ml/per cycle, with 80% lost during the first three days. On the heaviest bleeding day, 2 to 8 ml may be collected from a cup worn for four hours. This fluid could be investigated by…
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Early diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis in adolescence
By Selma Oransay
Dysmenorrhea is widely observed in adolescence, and endometriosis is one of its causes. However, endometriosis diagnosis is usually made after 25 years of age. It is clear that early diagnosis and management of this progressive disease is essential and will…
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The most common gynecologic admissions to the emergency: Endometriosis and adenomyosis
By Hale Goksever Celik
Women with endometriosis demand therapy for the most common symptoms, which are pelvic pain and infertility. Adenomyosis occurs when the endometrial glandular and stromal tissue grows into the muscular wall of the uterus, called the myometrium. Women having adenomyosis also…
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Adolescent dysmenorrhea diagnosis and management
By Hale Goksever Celik
Endometriosis is usually diagnosed in reproductive-aged women. However, recent literature proved that clinical symptoms of endometriosis are also seen the adolescent girls and young women. Dysmenorrhea, the most common gynecologic complaint among this age group, can develop due to endometriosis.…
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Adolescent dysmenorrhea and future endometriosis
By Selma Oransay
Dysmenorrhoea is typically classified as primary, or secondary due to underlying pathologies like fibroids, endometriosis, adenomyosis or uterine anomalies. Generally, long-term dysmenorrhea is present in endometriotic patient's anamnesis, but until recently, the research to clarify this connection remained retrospective. Knox et…
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