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Theories on Endometriosis

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There are several theories as to how endometriosis develops, but the most widely accepted one is Sampson’s theory. First hypothesized in 1927, Sampson’s theory [1] states that three elements are required to cause endometriosis: retrograde menstruation, the presence of viable cells within the retrograde menstruation, and the implantation of these viable endometrial cells, which continue to grow and form peritoneal lesions [1].

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  1. Assistant Professor, Lerner College of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University, American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Sajal Gupta

  2. Professor, Lerner College of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University, American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Ashok Agarwal

  3. American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Avi Harlev

  4. Lecturer, Soroka University Medical Center, Fertility and IVF Unit, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

    Avi Harlev

  5. American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Elizabeth Pandithurai

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Gupta, S., Harlev, A., Agarwal, A., Pandithurai, E. (2015). Theories on Endometriosis. In: Endometriosis. SpringerBriefs in Reproductive Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18308-4_3

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