RNSG 1251

RNSG 1251OB Exam 1 Notes CH 4 REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM CONCERNS Última actualización de este documento:   hace

MENSTRUAL DISORDERS ENDOMETRIOSIS Definition/Etiology/Pathophysiology:  Characterized by the presence & growth of the endometrial tissue outside of the uterus.  Endometrial tissue contains uterine glands & stroma (connective tissue) & responds to cyclic hormone stimulation in the same way that the uterine endometrium does but often out of phase w/ it.  The tissue grows during the proliferative & secretory phases of the cycle. During or immediately after menstruation the tissue blee...