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  2. Endometriosis - Wikipedia

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    The prevalence of DIE is estimated to be 1 to 2% in women of reproductive age. Deep endometriosis typically presents as a single nodule in the vesicouterine fold or in the lower 20 cm of the bowel. Deep endometriosis can be associated with severe pain. However, it can be present without severe levels of pain. [99]

  3. ICD-10 Procedure Coding System - Wikipedia

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    The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a US system of medical classification used for procedural coding.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency responsible for maintaining the inpatient procedure code set in the U.S., contracted with 3M Health Information Systems in 1995 to design and then develop a procedure classification system to replace Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM.

  4. Iliopsoas - Wikipedia

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    The iliopsoas is the prime mover of hip flexion, and is the strongest of the hip flexors (others are rectus femoris, sartorius, and tensor fasciae latae). [3] The iliopsoas is important for standing, walking, and running. [2] The iliacus and psoas major perform different actions when postural changes occur.

  5. Endometriosis likely poses a heightened ovarian cancer risk ...

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    New research has found that endometriosis is linked to a four times higher risk of ovarian cancer, and deep infiltrating endometriosis is tied to a 10 times higher risk of this form of cancer.

  6. Women with endometriosis face fourfold higher risk of ovarian ...

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    Individuals diagnosed with deep infiltrating endometriosis and/or ovarian endometriomas had 9.66 times the risk of ovarian cancer when compared with individuals without endometriosis,” the ...

  7. Anterior inferior iliac spine - Wikipedia

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    A teardrop-shaped lower portion gives origin to the iliofemoral ligament of the hip joint and borders the rim of the acetabulum. [ 1 ] Anteromedially and inferiorly to the AIIS is the iliopsoas groove , the passage for the iliopsoas muscle as it passes down to the lesser trochanter of the femur .

  8. Endometrioma - Wikipedia

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    Endometrioma is found in 17–44% patients with endometriosis. [2] More broadly, endometriosis is the presence of tissue similar to, but distinct from, endometrial tissue located outside the uterus. The presence of endometriosis can result in the formation of scar tissue, adhesions and an inflammatory reaction.

  9. Dysmenorrhea - Wikipedia

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    Secondary dysmenorrhea is the type of dysmenorrhea caused by another condition such as endometriosis, uterine fibroids, [5] uterine adenomyosis, and polycystic ovary syndrome. Rarely, birth defects , intrauterine devices , certain cancers, and pelvic infections cause secondary dysmenorrhea. [ 12 ]