子宮內膜異位症之中西醫論治

Treatment of Endometriosis by Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine

鄭詔謙(Cheng Shao-Chieh)

《傳統醫學雜誌》 21卷1期 (2010/10) Pp. 57-65

https://doi.org/10.30038/JTM.201010.0008

摘要

子宮內膜異位症是指有功能的子宮內膜組織，生長在子宮腔以外的任何部位而引起的病變及症狀。若長在卵巢內，則形成巧克力囊腫，而長在子宮肌層的則稱做「子宮肌腺症」。異位的子宮內膜組織可受卵巢性激素影響，呈現與月經周期相似的變化，同時亦刺激周圍的組織充血、發炎、纖維增生及黏連。異位的子宮內膜組織可在盆腔及腹腔任何一部位，偶爾也會長在距腹腔較遠的地方，如肺部鼻腔等處。異位的子宮內膜雖可生長及蔓延，但「子宮內膜異位症」是良性的疾病。

關鍵字

子宮內膜異位 ； 痛經 ； 不孕

並列摘要

Endometriosis is a gynecological medical condition in women in which endometrial-like cells appear and flourish in areas outside the uterine cavity. Endometriosis occurred within the ovary is also known as chocolate cyst. Adenomyosis, another kind of endometriosis, usually refers to ectopic endometrial tissue (the inner lining of the uterus) within the myometrium (the thick, muscular layer of the uterus). The uterine cavity is lined by endometrial cells, which are under the influence of female hormones. These endometrial-like cells in areas outside the uterus (endometriosis) are influenced by hormonal changes and respond in a way that is similar to the cells found inside the uterus. Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus is found elsewhere in the body. In general, it can be found anywhere in the pelvic cavity: on the ovaries, the fallopian tubes, and on the pelvic sidewall. Endometriosis is a kind of benign disease.

並列關鍵字

Endometriosis ； dysmenorrhea ； infertility