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Retrograde menstruation

MedGen UID:
44360
•Concept ID:
C0025349
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Menstruation, Retrograde; Retrograde Menstruation
SNOMED CT: Retrograde menstruation (13180005); Regurgitant menstruation (13180005)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

New Understanding of Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Endometriosis.
Amro B, Ramirez Aristondo ME, Alsuwaidi S, Almaamari B, Hakim Z, Tahlak M, Wattiez A, Koninckx PR
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 May 31;19(11) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19116725. PMID: 35682310Free PMC Article
Pathogenesis Based Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis.
Koninckx PR, Fernandes R, Ussia A, Schindler L, Wattiez A, Al-Suwaidi S, Amro B, Al-Maamari B, Hakim Z, Tahlak M
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:745548. Epub 2021 Nov 25 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.745548. PMID: 34899597Free PMC Article
Endometriosis: pathogenesis and treatment.
Vercellini P, Viganò P, Somigliana E, Fedele L
Nat Rev Endocrinol 2014 May;10(5):261-75. Epub 2013 Dec 24 doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2013.255. PMID: 24366116

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

New concepts on the etiology of endometriosis.
Cousins FL, McKinnon BD, Mortlock S, Fitzgerald HC, Zhang C, Montgomery GW, Gargett CE
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2023 Apr;49(4):1090-1105. Epub 2023 Feb 6 doi: 10.1111/jog.15549. PMID: 36746607Free PMC Article
New Understanding of Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Endometriosis.
Amro B, Ramirez Aristondo ME, Alsuwaidi S, Almaamari B, Hakim Z, Tahlak M, Wattiez A, Koninckx PR
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 May 31;19(11) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19116725. PMID: 35682310Free PMC Article
Acceptability and safety of the menstrual cup: A systematic review of the literature.
Arenas-Gallo C, Ramírez-Rocha G, González-Hakspiel L, Merlano-Alcendra C, Palomino-Suárez D, Rueda-Espinel S
Rev Colomb Obstet Ginecol 2020 Jun;71(2):163-177. doi: 10.18597/rcog.3425. PMID: 32770872
Pathogenesis of endometriosis: the genetic/epigenetic theory.
Koninckx PR, Ussia A, Adamyan L, Wattiez A, Gomel V, Martin DC
Fertil Steril 2019 Feb;111(2):327-340. Epub 2018 Dec 7 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.10.013. PMID: 30527836
Endometriosis: pathogenesis and treatment.
Vercellini P, Viganò P, Somigliana E, Fedele L
Nat Rev Endocrinol 2014 May;10(5):261-75. Epub 2013 Dec 24 doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2013.255. PMID: 24366116

Diagnosis

Pathogenesis Based Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis.
Koninckx PR, Fernandes R, Ussia A, Schindler L, Wattiez A, Al-Suwaidi S, Amro B, Al-Maamari B, Hakim Z, Tahlak M
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:745548. Epub 2021 Nov 25 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.745548. PMID: 34899597Free PMC Article
Endometriosis: Epidemiology, Classification, Pathogenesis, Treatment and Genetics (Review of Literature).
Smolarz B, Szyłło K, Romanowicz H
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Sep 29;22(19) doi: 10.3390/ijms221910554. PMID: 34638893Free PMC Article
Endometriosis is a chronic systemic disease: clinical challenges and novel innovations.
Taylor HS, Kotlyar AM, Flores VA
Lancet 2021 Feb 27;397(10276):839-852. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00389-5. PMID: 33640070
Endometriosis.
Zondervan KT, Becker CM, Koga K, Missmer SA, Taylor RN, Viganò P
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2018 Jul 19;4(1):9. doi: 10.1038/s41572-018-0008-5. PMID: 30026507
Endometriosis: pathogenesis and treatment.
Vercellini P, Viganò P, Somigliana E, Fedele L
Nat Rev Endocrinol 2014 May;10(5):261-75. Epub 2013 Dec 24 doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2013.255. PMID: 24366116

Therapy

Endometriosis: Classification, pathophysiology, and treatment options.
Pašalić E, Tambuwala MM, Hromić-Jahjefendić A
Pathol Res Pract 2023 Nov;251:154847. Epub 2023 Oct 4 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2023.154847. PMID: 37844487
Gut microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids protect against the progression of endometriosis.
Chadchan SB, Popli P, Ambati CR, Tycksen E, Han SJ, Bulun SE, Putluri N, Biest SW, Kommagani R
Life Sci Alliance 2021 Dec;4(12) Epub 2021 Sep 30 doi: 10.26508/lsa.202101224. PMID: 34593556Free PMC Article
Acceptability and safety of the menstrual cup: A systematic review of the literature.
Arenas-Gallo C, Ramírez-Rocha G, González-Hakspiel L, Merlano-Alcendra C, Palomino-Suárez D, Rueda-Espinel S
Rev Colomb Obstet Ginecol 2020 Jun;71(2):163-177. doi: 10.18597/rcog.3425. PMID: 32770872
Asherman's syndrome.
March CM
Semin Reprod Med 2011 Mar;29(2):83-94. Epub 2011 Mar 24 doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1272470. PMID: 21437822
Ovulation suppression for endometriosis.
Hughes E, Fedorkow D, Collins J, Vandekerckhove P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;(2):CD000155. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000155. PMID: 10796697

Prognosis

Role of autophagy and ferroptosis in the development of endometriotic cysts (Review).
Kobayashi H, Imanaka S, Yoshimoto C, Matsubara S, Shigetomi H
Int J Mol Med 2024 Sep;54(3) Epub 2024 Jul 12 doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2024.5402. PMID: 38994772Free PMC Article
Pathogenesis Based Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis.
Koninckx PR, Fernandes R, Ussia A, Schindler L, Wattiez A, Al-Suwaidi S, Amro B, Al-Maamari B, Hakim Z, Tahlak M
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:745548. Epub 2021 Nov 25 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.745548. PMID: 34899597Free PMC Article
Pathogenesis of endometriosis: the genetic/epigenetic theory.
Koninckx PR, Ussia A, Adamyan L, Wattiez A, Gomel V, Martin DC
Fertil Steril 2019 Feb;111(2):327-340. Epub 2018 Dec 7 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.10.013. PMID: 30527836
Biomarkers in endometriosis: challenges and opportunities.
Ahn SH, Singh V, Tayade C
Fertil Steril 2017 Mar;107(3):523-532. Epub 2017 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.01.009. PMID: 28189296
Extrapelvic Endometriosis.
Davis AC, Goldberg JM
Semin Reprod Med 2017 Jan;35(1):98-101. Epub 2016 Dec 19 doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1597122. PMID: 27992931

Clinical prediction guides

Fusobacterium infection facilitates the development of endometriosis through the phenotypic transition of endometrial fibroblasts.
Muraoka A, Suzuki M, Hamaguchi T, Watanabe S, Iijima K, Murofushi Y, Shinjo K, Osuka S, Hariyama Y, Ito M, Ohno K, Kiyono T, Kyo S, Iwase A, Kikkawa F, Kajiyama H, Kondo Y
Sci Transl Med 2023 Jun 14;15(700):eadd1531. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.add1531. PMID: 37315109
New Understanding of Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Endometriosis.
Amro B, Ramirez Aristondo ME, Alsuwaidi S, Almaamari B, Hakim Z, Tahlak M, Wattiez A, Koninckx PR
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 May 31;19(11) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19116725. PMID: 35682310Free PMC Article
Pathogenesis Based Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis.
Koninckx PR, Fernandes R, Ussia A, Schindler L, Wattiez A, Al-Suwaidi S, Amro B, Al-Maamari B, Hakim Z, Tahlak M
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:745548. Epub 2021 Nov 25 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.745548. PMID: 34899597Free PMC Article
Endometriosis: Epidemiology, Classification, Pathogenesis, Treatment and Genetics (Review of Literature).
Smolarz B, Szyłło K, Romanowicz H
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Sep 29;22(19) doi: 10.3390/ijms221910554. PMID: 34638893Free PMC Article
Pathogenesis of endometriosis: the genetic/epigenetic theory.
Koninckx PR, Ussia A, Adamyan L, Wattiez A, Gomel V, Martin DC
Fertil Steril 2019 Feb;111(2):327-340. Epub 2018 Dec 7 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.10.013. PMID: 30527836

Recent systematic reviews

Endometriosis and aspirin: a systematic review.
Yang Y, Lai H, Li Z, Zhang J
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024;15:1409469. Epub 2024 Aug 27 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1409469. PMID: 39257907Free PMC Article
Acceptability and safety of the menstrual cup: A systematic review of the literature.
Arenas-Gallo C, Ramírez-Rocha G, González-Hakspiel L, Merlano-Alcendra C, Palomino-Suárez D, Rueda-Espinel S
Rev Colomb Obstet Ginecol 2020 Jun;71(2):163-177. doi: 10.18597/rcog.3425. PMID: 32770872
Oxidative Stress and Endometriosis: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Scutiero G, Iannone P, Bernardi G, Bonaccorsi G, Spadaro S, Volta CA, Greco P, Nappi L
Oxid Med Cell Longev 2017;2017:7265238. Epub 2017 Sep 19 doi: 10.1155/2017/7265238. PMID: 29057034Free PMC Article
Could statins constitute a novel treatment for endometriosis? Systematic review of the literature.
Gibran L, Maranhão RC, Abrão MS, Baracat EC, Podgaec S
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2014 Aug;179:153-8. Epub 2014 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.05.028. PMID: 24965997
Ovulation suppression for endometriosis.
Hughes E, Fedorkow D, Collins J, Vandekerckhove P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;(2):CD000155. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000155. PMID: 10796697

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