Curriculum
- 21 Sections
- 54 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
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- ABORTION2
- INFERTILITY3
- POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME (PCOS)2
- FEMALE PATTERN HAIR LOSS4
- HIRSUTISM (EXCESSIVE HAIR GROWTH)3
- FIBROIDS3
- ENDOMETRIOSIS3
- OVARIAN CANCER2
- CERVICAL CANCER & SCREENING3
- AMENORRHOEA3
- MENORRHAGIA3
- DYSMENORRHOEA3
- PRE-MENSTRUAL SYNDROME2
- MENOPAUSE & HRT4
- POST-NATAL CARE2
- BREAST CANCER2
- BREAST CANCER – SCREENING2
- TAMOXIFEN2
- BREAST - MASTITIS3
- BREAST PAIN3
DEFINITION, PREVALENCE, RISK FACTORS
DEFINITION
- Endometrial tissue growth outside the endometrium
- Can occur in the pelvic region: ovaries, peritoneum, uterosacral ligament, pouch of Douglas
- Rare extra pelvic occurrence: bowel, pleural cavity
PREVALENCE
- 1 in 10 women of reproductive age
RISK FACTORS
- Low birth weight
- Low BMI
- Nulliparity
- Early menarche
- Family history