title: Understanding endometriosis is the key to successful therapeutic management.
abstract: Understanding endometriosis on a molecular, biochemical, and genetic level will lead to better methods for the diagnosis and therapeutic management of this enigmatic disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA. timmsk@health.missouri.edu
authors.forename: Kathy L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Sharpe-Timms
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D004715:Endometriosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000601:surgery*