[Characteristics of adolescent endometriosis: apropos of a series of 40 cases].
The particularities of endometriosis were analyzed based upon a series of 40 cases of adolescents aged 11 to 19 years. It was possible to distinguish two entities: 1) endometriosis associated with an obstructive genital anomaly sometimes found in young patients, for which the severity depends upon the delay in establish the diagnosis; these lesions may regress spontaneously, sometimes completely, when the anomaly has been surgically treated; and 2) endometriosis of adolescents aged 17 years or older, noted mainly in the case of chronic pelvic pain or severe dysmenorrhea. Lesions are usually mild and are frequently atypical; they are potentially recurrent, but the possible consequences on subsequent fertility need to be studied further.
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IGF1, Bordeaux, France.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004412:Dysmenorrhea; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D017699:Pelvic Pain