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endometrium

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endometrium
the mucous membrane that lines the uterus

endometrium [¦en·dō¦mē·trē·əm]
(anatomy)
The mucous membrane lining the uterus.


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Endometriosis, which has been estimated to affect 10-15 percent of women of reproductive age, is a chronic gynaecological disease in which cells from the endometrium establish themselves outside the uterus, within a woman's pelvic area.
In a separate study in the same journal, a team led by Thomas D'Hooghe at the University of Leuven Fertility Centre in Belgium showed that the density of nerve fibres in the lining of the uterus, known as the endometrium, was about 14 times higher in women with the condition.
Endometrial hyperplasia is the result of unopposed estrogens on the endometrium and is commonly encountered in perimenopausal women.
 
 
 
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