Where Is The Immune System Located In The Body
Health Encyclopedia: Endometriosis Causes
Causes
Endometriosis occurs among women all over the world, but researchers have been unable to determine its cause. A combination of genetic, biologic, and environmental factors appear to work together to trigger the initial process, to produce implantation, and to trigger subsequent reseeding and spreading of the implants.
Initial Cause and Distribution of Endometriosis
Retrograde Menstruation. One explanation for the development of endometriosis implants involves retrograde menstruation. This oc...
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...(autoimmune disease). The immune system attacks the body's own healthy cells, causing... Read more »
...protein (tumor necrosis factor or TNF) found in the body's immune system that causes joint... Read more »
...protein (tumor necrosis factor or TNF) found in the body's immune system that causes joint... Read more »
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