The Pathogenesis and Therapy of Endometriosis

Dear Colleagues,

Currently, the diagnosis of endometriosis can be challenging because symptoms can vary from woman to woman and can be similar to other medical conditions. There are several limitations to the diagnosis of endometriosis, including a delay in diagnosis, dependence on surgical intervention (a definitive diagnosis of endometriosis often requires surgery), lack of standardization in required imaging and its interpretation, variation in symptoms and lack of pathognomonic biomarkers. This may all be due to the still limited knowledge of the pathogenesis of endometriosis. The actual pathogenesis of the pathology remains mysterious to this day, and there are no indicators to prevent the evolution of this condition or to account for the heterogeneity with which the pathology manifests itself. Moreover, the chronic nature of its pathology increases the complexity of its management and complicates its treatment. Likewise, we have few tools to measure a response to medical treatment. Finally, technological advances make treating this pathology increasingly less invasive and more effective, uncovering differences between approaches that deserve to be investigated further. Our Special Issue was created to present the latest findings in these areas. Therefore, we invite our authors to contribute their most essential testimonials in terms of case reports, original articles, review articles, and meta-analyses.

Dr. Pasquale De Franciscis
Dr. Carlo Ronsini
Guest Editors

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