%0 Journal Article %T Looking for an effective and non-invasive diagnostic test for endometriosis: where are we? %A Signorile, Pietro G. %A Baldi, Alfonso %J Annals of Translational Medicine %D 2018 %B 2018 %9 %! Looking for an effective and non-invasive diagnostic test for endometriosis: where are we? %K %X Endometriosis is a very frequent estrogen-dependent gynecological disease, that affects up to 10% of all reproductive-aged women. The hallmark of endometriosis is the pathological growth of ectopic endometrial-like tissue outside of the uterine cavity (1). The prevalence, dramatically rises to 30–50% in women with chronic pelvic pain and infertility (2). %U https://atm.amegroups.org/article/view/22704 %P S106 %@ 2305-5847