Endometriosis and Opioid Receptors: Are Opioids a Possible/Promising Treatment for Endometriosis?

Endometriosis (EM), defined as the presence of endometrial-like tissue with surrounding smooth muscle cells outside the uterus, is a disregarded gynecological disease reported to affect 6–10% of women of reproductive age, with 30–50% of them suffering from chronic pelvic pain and infertility. Since...

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Main Authors: Qihui Guan, Renata Voltolini Velho, Jalid Sehouli, Sylvia Mechsner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/2/1633