title: Menstruation as the pelvic aggressor.
abstract: Cumulative evidence supports the concept of retrograde menstruation being a pelvic aggressor as it contributes to both the development of endometriosis and related symptoms such as dysmenorrhoea and infertility. A major problem in studying the association between these entities (retrograde menstruation, endometriosis, dysmenorrhoea and infertility) is the lack of an accurate method to quantify the amount of retrograde menstruation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Radboud University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Kruitwagen
mesh_terms: D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000473:pathology; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology