[Frontiers in Bioscience 2, e48-52, August 1, 1997]

	[Frontiers in Bioscience 2, e48-52, August 1, 1997] Reprints PubMed CAVEAT LECTOR
	ENDOMETRIOSIS: A REVIEW OF ITS PATHOGENESIS Paul J.Q. van der Linden Deventer Ziekenhuis, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, P.O. Box 5001, 7400 GC Deventer, The Netherlands Received 6/15/97 Accepted 7/29/97 5. PERSPECTIVE In conclusion, the implantation theory still remains the most widely accepted concept to explain the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Under normal conditions, the peritoneal defense system is capable of coping with the reflux of menstrual debris. The question that still remains is why, only in some women, this process leads to disabling complications.

[Frontiers in Bioscience 2, e48-52, August 1, 1997]
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ENDOMETRIOSIS: A REVIEW OF ITS PATHOGENESIS

Paul J.Q. van der Linden

Deventer Ziekenhuis, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, P.O. Box 5001, 7400 GC Deventer, The Netherlands

Received 6/15/97 Accepted 7/29/97

5. PERSPECTIVE

In conclusion, the implantation theory still remains the most widely accepted concept to explain the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Under normal conditions, the peritoneal defense system is capable of coping with the reflux of menstrual debris. The question that still remains is why, only in some women, this process leads to disabling complications.