Okay, so today we're going to be talking about endometriosis.

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Let's go ahead and get started with endometriosis. So endometriosis, it's so thank you so much let's go ahead and get started with

endometriosis so endometriosis it's a pretty high-yield topic there's a

decent amount to know I do have a mnemonic that's going to kind of help you

remember most of the high-yield points that you need to know. So let's go ahead and get started.

Endometriosis. What is endometriosis? Well, endometriosis is a condition where endometriot tissue,

glands, and stroma are occurring outside of the uterine cavity.

So quick refresher, the uterus is a hollow muscular organ located in the pelvis between

the bladder and the rectum.

It has a number of functions related to reproduction, menses, implantation,

labor and delivery, etc. We have the wall of the uterus which has three layers.

We have the perimetrium or sarosa which is the thin outer layer that envelops the uterus. We have the myometrium which is composed of smooth muscle cells and then the layer we're concerned with today which is the endometrium.

The inner mucosal layer that lines the inside of the uterus and the layer that responds to cyclic ovarian hormone changes

thickening and sloughing off each month during menstruation.

So now that we know what endometrial tissue is and where it's supposed to be located, which is inside of the uterus,

now let's talk about endometriosis where endometrial tissue is found outside of the uterus.

So in endometriosis, those endometrial cells, they get bored, they want to travel, see the world, or at least the rest of the body. So now we have these ectopic endometrial cells that are implanting themselves in random places throughout the body.

And because those ectopic endometrial cells have the same programming as the one inside of the uterus,

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