{"title":"Understanding endometriosis: a threat to fertility","authors":"Jeya Verschuren","doi":"10.2478/acb-2024-0004","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease that affects female reproductive organs by the growth of endometrium- like tissues inside and outside the pelvic cavity. This paper explored how endometriosis can lead to increased chances of infertility through a dysregulated immune system and impaired oocyte quality.","PeriodicalId":18329,"journal":{"name":"Medical Journal of Cell Biology","volume":"17 1","pages":"30 - 33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Medical Journal of Cell Biology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2478/acb-2024-0004","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease that affects female reproductive organs by the growth of endometrium- like tissues inside and outside the pelvic cavity. This paper explored how endometriosis can lead to increased chances of infertility through a dysregulated immune system and impaired oocyte quality.