The Journal of Korean Society of Menopause  2010;16(3):176-180

Endometriosis Detected in Postmenopausal Women Not Receiving Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Two Case Reports.

Tae Hee KIM 1 ; Hae Hyeog LEE ; Soo Ho CHUNG ; Jeong Ja KWAK ; Hwang Shin PARK

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Keywords

Endometriosis; Postmenopause

Country

Republic 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.