Endometriosis in a postmenopausal woman without previous hormonal therapy: a case report

INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of pelvic endometriosis is high, affecting approximately 6% to 10% of women of reproductive age. Although endometriosis has been associated with the occurrence of menstrual cycles, it can affect between 2% to 5% of postmenopausal women. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a ca...

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Autores principales: Manero, Manuel García, Royo, Pedro, Olartecoechea, Begoña, Alcázar, Juan Luis
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2803807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20062773
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-135
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of pelvic endometriosis is high, affecting approximately 6% to 10% of women of reproductive age. Although endometriosis has been associated with the occurrence of menstrual cycles, it can affect between 2% to 5% of postmenopausal women. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of ovarian endometriosis in a 62-year-old Spanish Caucasian woman with no previous use of hormonal therapy and no history of endometriosis or infertility. CONCLUSION: Although the reported situation is rare, it is important to be aware of endometriosis after the menopause: post-menopausal endometriosis confers a risk of recurrence and malignant transformation.

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