Endometriosis: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

endometriosis, secondary dysmenorrhea, endometriosis externa, endometrioma

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Tod C Aeby, MD, Generalist Division Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Hawaii, John A Burns School of Medicine
Tod C Aeby, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Medical Association, and Hawaii Medical Association
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Mark K Y Hiraoka, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hawaii; Consulting Staff, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen's Medical Center
Mark K Y Hiraoka, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Medical Association, and Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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Elizabeth Alderman, MD, Director of Fellowship Training Program, Director, Adolescent Ambulatory Service, Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center
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Paul D Petry, DO, FACOP, FAAP, Consulting Staff, Freeman Pediatric Care, Freeman Health System
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Maureen Strafford, MD, Arnold P Gold Foundation Associate Professor, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Tufts University and Tufts-New England Medical Center
Maureen Strafford, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Women's Association, American Pain Society, American Society of Anesthesiologists, International Anesthesia Research Society, Society for Education in Anesthesia, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, and Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
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