Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. Overviews: what is endometriosis? -- Clinical aspects of endometriosis / Ana A. Murphy -- The epidemiology of endometriosis / Daniel W. Cramer -- Endometriosis and infertility: a cause-effect relationsip? / Robert L. Barbieri -- pt. 2. Basic biology of endometriosis -- Progesterone-mediated endometrial maturation limits matrix metallo-proteinase (MMP) expression in an inflammatory-like environment: a regulatory system altered in endometriosis / Kevin G. Osteen -- Mechasnisms of action of estrogen and progesterone / Francesco J. DeMayo -- Premenstrual and menstrual changes in the macaque and human endometrium: relevance to endometriosis / Robert M. Brenner -- Estrogen production and metabolism in endometriosis / Serdar E. Bulun -- pt. 3. Growth factors, cytokines, and angiogenic factors -- Angiogenic factors in endometriosis / Robert N. Taylor -- Local cytokines in endometrial tissue: the role of interleukin-8 in the pathogenesis of endometriosis / Aydin Arici -- Control of growth and differentiation of the endometrium: the role of tissue interactions / Robert M. Bigsby -- pt. 4. Matrix modification in endometrial tissue -- Circulating ovarian steroids and endometrial matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) / Patrick Henriet -- Paracrine mediators of endometrial matrix metalloproteinase expression: potential targets for progestin-based treatment of endometriosis / Kevin G. Osteen -- Paracrine regulation of matrix metalloproteinase expression in endometriosis / Kathy L. Sharpe-Timms -- pt. 5. Immune system and endometriosis -- Regulation and modulation of abnormal immune responses in endometriosis / Neil Sidell -- Autoantibody responses to carbohydrate epitopes in endometriosis / Grant R. Yeaman -- Macrophages, oxidation, and endometriosis / Nalini Santanam -- pt. 6. Environment and endometriosis -- The potential role of exposure to environmental toxicants in the pathophysiology of endometriosis / Sherry E. Rier -- Environmental contaminants and dietary factors in endometriosis / Warren G. Foster -- pt. 7. Genetics and gene expression in endometriosis -- The genetic epidemiology of spontaneous endometriosis in the rhesus monkey / Krina Zondervan -- Heritability and molecular genetic studies of endometriosis / Joe Leigh -- The molecular basis for implantation failure in endometriosis: on the road to discovery / Linda C. Giudice -- Implantation defects in infertile women with endometriosis / Bruce A. Lessey -- Role of endometriosis in cancer and tumor development / Lillian Marie Swiersz -- pt. 8. In vitro and animal models of endometriosis -- An in vitro model to study the pathogenesis of the early endometriosis lesion / Craig A. Witz -- A modified baboon model for endometriosis / Asgerally T. Fazleabas -- Using rats as a research model for the study of endometriosis / Kathy L. Sharpe-Timms -- Experimental endometriosis: the nude mouse as a xenographic host / Kaylon L. Bruner-Tran -- pt. 9. Intervention strategies -- Conventional medical therapies for endometriosis / Valerie Montgomery Rice -- Research aspects of endometriosis surgery / Dan C. Martin -- The treatment of endometriosis: a review of the evidence / David L. Olive -- Selective progesterone receptor modulators (SPRMs): a novel therapeutic concept in endometriosis / Kristof Chwalisz -- pt. 10. Future research directions and recommendations -- Summary of future research directions and recommendations / Koji Yoshinaga.