B. Pedersen

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by the presence of ectopic endometrium-like tissue in extrauterine sites (ovaries, uterosacral ligaments, fallopian tubes or peritoneum), affecting up to 10% of young women. Clinical ma…

BACKGROUND: In a previous study, women with endometriosis were found to be at a 7-24-fold increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren syndrome (SS). We examined these associations in a large pop…

A cell culture system was established in which endometrial stromal cells were embedded in a collagen matrix and separated from the endometrial epithelium by basement membrane material (Matrigel). The epithelium, seeded on top of the collage…