Retrograde menstruation is the inability to completely eliminate all endometrial tissue through the vaginal bleeding typical of menstruation. As a consequence, the endometrial fragments that cannot be removed flow into the fallopian tubes and may reach some pelvic organs such as the ovaries. For all these reasons, it is believed that retrograde menstruation could be one of the causes of endometriosis.
Read the full article on: What Is Endometriosis? – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment ( 44).
By Antonio Requena Miranda M.D. (gynecologist), Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Sarai Arrones BSc, MSc (embryologist), Zaira Salvador B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist) and Cristina Algarra Goosman B.Sc., M.Sc. (psychologist).
Last Update: 04/08/2022
