Endometriosis: Science and Practice

Content: 
Chapter 1 History of Endometriosis: A 20th?Century Disease (pages 1–18): Ivo Brosens and Giuseppe Benagiano
Chapter 2 Endometriosis: Epidemiology, and Etiological Factors (pages 19–26): Fabio Parazzini, Paolo Vercellini and Claudio Pelucchi
Chapter 3 Economic Perspective on Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis (pages 27–32): Steven Simoens and Thomas M. D'Hooghe
Chapter 4 Pathogenesis: Development of the Female Genital Tract (pages 33–41): Jolande A. Land and Johannes L. H. Evers
Chapter 5 Theories on the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis (pages 42–53): Annemiek W. Nap
Chapter 6 Understanding the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis: Gene Mapping Studies (pages 54–64): Jodie N. Painter, Krina T. Zondervan and Grant W. Montgomery
Chapter 7 Pathogenesis: Epigenetics (pages 65–78): Sun?Wei Guo
Chapter 8 Endometriosis: Disease Classification and Behavior (pages 79–91): G. David Adamson
Chapter 9 Peritoneal, Ovarian, and Rectovaginal Endometriosis are Three Different Entities (pages 92–107): Jacques Donnez, Olivier Donnez, Jean?Christophe Lousse and Jean Squifflet
Chapter 10 Extra?Abdominal Endometriosis (pages 108–114): Antonio Bobbio, Diane Damotte, Anne Gompel and Marco Alifano
Chapter 11 Biology of Eutopic and Ectopic Endometrium in Women with Endometriosis (pages 115–129): Petra A. B. Klemmt and Anna Starzinski?Powitz
Chapter 12 Stem Cells in Endometriosis (pages 130–139): Caroline E. Gargett, Hirotaka Masuda and Gareth C. Weston
Chapter 13 Role of Steroid Hormones: Estrogen and Endometriosis (pages 140–144): Elke Winterhager
Chapter 14 Role of Steroid Hormones: Progesterone Signaling (pages 145–152): Shirin Khanjani, Marwa K. Al?Sabbagh, Luca Fusi and Jan J. Brosens
Chapter 15 Early Origins of Endometriosis: Role of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (pages 153–163): Germaine M. Buck Louis
Chapter 16 Signaling Pathways in Endometriosis (Eutopic/Ectopic) (pages 164–172): J. Julie Kim and Xunqin Yin
Chapter 17 MicroRNAs in Endometriosis (pages 173–183): M. Louise Hull and Cristin G. Print
Chapter 18 HOX Genes and Endometriosis (pages 184–189): Jennifer L. Kulp, Hakan Cakmak and Hugh S. Taylor
Chapter 19 Angiogenesis and Endometriosis (pages 190–199): Patrick. G. Groothuis
Chapter 20 Uterine Peristalsis and the Development of Endometriosis and Adenomyosis (pages 200–211): Gerhard Leyendecker and Ludwig Wildt
Chapter 21 Pelvic Mechanisms Involved in the Pathophysiology of Pain in Endometriosis (pages 212–229): Ian S. Fraser, Natsuko Tokushige, Alison J. Hey?Cunningham, Marina Berbic and Cecilia H. M. Ng
Chapter 22 Neuroendocrine Aspects of Endometriosis?Associated Pain (pages 230–239): Pamela Stratton and Karen J. Berkley
Chapter 23 Pathophysiology of Infertility in Endometriosis (pages 240–254): Bruce A. Lessey and Steven L. Young
Chapter 24 Inflammation and Endometriosis (pages 255–262): Daniela Hornung and Ursula von Wussow
Chapter 25 Models of Endometriosis: In vitro and In vivo Models (pages 263–269): Ruth Grummer
Chapter 26 Models of Endometriosis: Animal Models I – Rodent?Based Chimeric Models (pages 270–284): Kaylon L. Bruner?Tran, Melinda E. McConaha and Kevin G. Osteen
Chapter 27 Models of Endometriosis: Animal Models II – Non?Human Primates (pages 285–291): Asgerally T. Fazleabas
Chapter 28 Surgical Historical Overview (pages 293–298): Ayman Al?Talib and Togas Tulandi
Chapter 29 Diagnosis of Endometriosis: Imaging (pages 299–308): Gerard A. J. Dunselman and Regina G. H. Beets?Tan
Chapter 30 Diagnosis of Endometriosis: Biomarkers (pages 309–323): Beata E. Seeber and Kurt T. Barnhart
Chapter 31 Diagnosis of Endometriosis: Proteomics (pages 324–335): Andrew N. Stephens, Luk J. F. Rombauts and Lois A. Salamonsen
Chapter 32 Diagnosis of Endometriosis: Transcriptomics (pages 336–340): Richard O. Burney and Linda C. Giudice
Chapter 33 Medical Therapies: Randomized Controlled Trials/Traditional Medical Therapies (pages 341–350): Neil P. Johnson
Chapter 34 Medical Therapies: Progestins (pages 351–356): Andrew Horne and Hilary O. D. Critchley
Chapter 35 Medical Therapies: Aromatase Inhibitors (pages 357–365): Serdar E. Bulun, Erkut Attar, Bilgin Gurates, You?Hong Chen, Hideki Tokunaga, Diana Monsivais and Mary Ellen Pavone
Chapter 36 Medical Therapies: Statins (pages 366–384): Anna Sokalska and Antoni J. Duleba
Chapter 37 Surgical Therapies: Principles and Triage in Endometriosis (pages 385–395): Alan Lam, Tommaso Bignardi and Su?Yen Khong
Chapter 38 Surgical Therapies: Peritoneal Endometriosis Surgery (pages 396–401): Michael P. Diamond and Valerie I. Shavell
Chapter 39 Surgical Therapies: Pouch of Douglas and Uterovaginal Pouch Resection for Endometriosis (pages 402–409): Mauricio S. Abrao, Sergio Podgaec and Luiz Flavio Cordeiro Fernandes
Chapter 40 Surgical Therapies: Randomized Controlled Trials in Endometriosis (pages 410–418): Jason Abbott
Chapter 41 Surgical Therapies: Rectal/Bowel Endometriosis (pages 419–425): Jim Tsaltas
Chapter 42 Surgical Therapies: Ureteric Dissection and Urological Endometriosis (pages 426–437): Anna Rosamilia and Caroline Dowling
Chapter 43 Surgical Therapies: Robotics and Endometriosis (pages 438–445): Camran Nezhat, Arathi Veeraswamy and Chandhana Paka
Chapter 44 Medical Therapy of Endometriosis: Subfertility (pages 447–454): Johannes L. H. Evers
Chapter 45 Infertility Therapies: The Role of Surgery (pages 455–461): Oswald Petrucco and David L. Healy
Chapter 46 Infertility Therapies: The Role of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (pages 462–472): Kimberly Moon, Jeris Cox and Alan DeCherney
Chapter 47 Ovarian Endometrioma: Surgery and Fertility Preservation (pages 473–481): Luk J. F. Rombauts
Chapter 48 Endometriosis and Autoimmunity (pages 483–500): Srinu Pathivada and Thomas D'Hooghe
Chapter 49 Endometriosis and Cancer: Epidemiology (pages 501–511): Paola Vigano, Edgardo Somigliana, Fabio Parazzini and Paolo Vercellini
Chapter 50 Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Endometriosis and Endometriosis?Related Cancers (pages 512–518): Daniela Dinulescu
Chapter 51 Pregnancy and Obstetric Outcomes in Women with Endometriosis (pages 519–523): Henrik Falconer
Chapter 52 Sexuality in Endometriosis (pages 524–532): Brigitte Leeners
Chapter 53 Psychosomatic Aspects (pages 533–547): Brigitte Leeners
Chapter 54 Endometriosis in the Adolescent Patient (pages 548–554): Claire Templeman
Chapter 55 Fertility Preservation in Patients with Endometrioma (pages 555–559): Jennifer Hirshfeld?Cytron, Candace Tingen and Teresa K. Woodruff
Chapter 56 Eye to the Future: Research, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics (pages 560–563): Peter A. W. Rogers and Gareth C. Weston