Endometriosis Detected in Postmenopausal Women Not Receiving Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Two Case Reports.
- Author:
Tae Hee KIM
1
;
Hae Hyeog LEE
;
Soo Ho CHUNG
;
Jeong Ja KWAK
;
Hwang Shin PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Bucheon 420-767, Korea. hhl22@chol.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Endometriosis;
Postmenopause
- MeSH:
Dysmenorrhea;
Dyspareunia;
Endometriosis;
Estrogens;
Female;
Genital Diseases, Female;
Humans;
Infertility;
Medical Records;
Postmenopause;
Retrospective Studies
- From:The Journal of Korean Society of Menopause
2010;16(3):176-180
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Endometriosis is an estrogen dependent disease in reproductive age. Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory gynecologic disease. Problems associated with endometriosis include dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and infertility. Postmenopausal endometriosis is rare; however, postmenopausal endometriosis is infrequently associated with cancer, thus management is most important for gynecologists. We present two cases of endometriosis associated with postmenopausal women who were not receiving menopausal hormone therapy with a retrospective review of the medical records and a brief review of the literature.
