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