Endometriosis: An Enigma

Book Description:

Endometriosis is a complex gynecological disorder with multifactorial etiology. An estrogen-dependent condition, it affects 6% to 10% of women in the general population, and in 35% to 50% of these women often experience pain, and sometimes infertility. Exploring this benign but chronic disease, the book covers the different aspects of endometriosis from basic to advanced levels, including diagnoses, management, treatment modalities, complications, and fertility.

Features:

Provides an overview of the guidelines, expert opinions, and ethical dilemmas involved with endometriosis.

Covers the various complications that these women can experience

Presents informative illustrations that complement the text discussion

An overview of surgery, hormone therapy, and other options is provided

In-depth coverage of novel treatments, including alternative medicine, diet, nutrition, and lifestyle modifications

Table of Contents:

Natural history – Basics of endometriosis

Arshi Syal, Seema Chopra

Epidemiology

Pooja Sikka, Rinnie Brar

Etiopathogenesis of endometriosis

Pooja Sikka, Rinnie Brar

Molecular basis and Biomarkers of disease activity

Parikshaa Gupta, Nalini Gupta

Diagnostic evaluation

Neha Aggarwal, Seema Chopra, Arshi Syal

Adolescents and endometriosis

Aashima Arora

Infertility attributed to endometriosis

Shalini Gainder, Neethi Mala Mekala

Medical Management of Endometriosis

Bharti Joshi, Neelam Aggarwal

Surgical Exploration as Primary modality of treatment

Sujata Siwatch, Indu Saroha

Management of Deep, Infiltrative Endometriosis (DIE) causing gynaecological morbidity -Urologist’s perspective

Aditya Prakash Sharma, G.S. Bora

Management of Deep, Infiltrative Endometriosis (DIE ) causing gynaecological morbidity -colorectal surgeon’s perspective

Rajesh Gupta, Aditya Kulkarni

Adenomyosis and Endometriosis

Minakshi Rohilla

Helping a woman afflicted with endometriosis to conceive

Seema Chopra, Shalini Gainder

Alternative medicine for endometriosis -Diet and Nutrition

Nancy Sahni

Novel treatment modalities

Seema Chopra

Long term complications associated with endometriosis

Bharti Joshi

Recurrence of Endometriosis

Rakhi Rai, Seema Chopra

Quality of life affected with Endometriosis – Lifestyle Modification for symptom alleviation

Seema Chopra, Arshi Syal

Literature review: Guidelines for management of Endometriosis

Rashmi Bagga, Japleen Kaur

Hormone therapy after total surgery for endometriosis

Bharti Sharma

Ethical dilemmas in management of endometriosis

Seema Chopra

Conclusion

Seema Chopra