TY - CHAP AU - Vijayalakshmi Kodati AU - Q. Hasan ED - Koel Chaudhury ED - Baidyanath Chakravarty Y1 - 2012-05-09 PY - 2012 T1 - Genetic Polymorphisms and Molecular Pathogenesis of Endometriosis N2 - This book provides an insight into the emerging trends in pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of endometriosis. Key features of the book include overviews of endometriosis; endometrial angiogenesis, stem cells involvement, immunological and hormonal aspects related to the disease pathogenesis; recent research reports on infertility, endometrial receptivity, ovarian cancer and altered gene expression associated with endometriosis; various predictive markers, and imaging modalities including MRI and ultrasound for efficient diagnosis; as well as current non-hormonal and hormonal treatment strategies This book is expected to be a valuable resource for clinicians, scientists and students who would like to have an improved understanding of endometriosis and also appreciate recent research trends associated with this disease. BT - Endometriosis SP - Ch. 8 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/28907 DO - 10.5772/28907 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-18 ER -