31.12.2021
Treatment of endometriosis by vagus nerve stimulation
Endometriosis, characterized by the deposition and growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity - a benign and debilitating gynecological disease that is one of the leading causes of infertility in women - affects 6-10% of women childbearing age. Endometriosis typically affects the ovaries, fallopian tubes, vagina, and pelvic membrane. Still, endometrial tissue can also spread to the pelvic organs and appear on the outer surface of the small or large intestine, ureters, and urinary bladder. It rarely develops in the pleura (the membrane that covers the lungs) or the pericardium (the membrane that surrounds the heart) (the membrane that covers the heart). It is an estrogen-dependent disease with chronic inflammation symptoms.