Endometriosis
The layer of the uterus that is shed during menstruation
What is the endometrium?
The general cause of pain and irritation in endometriosis
What is inflammation?
The purpose of NSAIDs in patient treatment
What is pain relief?
The presenter's first and last name
What is Paige Nguyen?
10-15% of females of ______ age have endometriosis
What is reproductive?
The term for when shed endo cells after a period travel up the tubes instead of out the uterus
What is retrograde menstruation?
The only diagnostic tool to confidently diagnose endometriosis
What is a laparoscopy?
The number of stages of endometriosis
What is four?
____% of females of reproductive age with persistent pelvic pain present with endometriosis
What is 70?
76-90% of women with patent ____ ____ have retrograde menstruation
What are fallopian tubes?
The last-resort procedure done when endometriosis does not properly respond to other treatments?
What is a full hysterectomy?
The effect of pelvic anatomy distortion
What is infertility?
The thin, serous membrane that lines the pelvic cavity and covers the organs within
What is the pelvic peritoneum?
The stage number that goes by another name, DIE, or deeply infiltrating endo
What is 3?
The injectable agonist that has less side effects than other treatment forms
What is GnRH?
The name of the drug that can improve IVF success with endometriosis patients
What is elagolix?