Objective: To provide a review of the humoral and cellular immunology of endometriosis and
to discuss the rationale for future approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Design: Literature
survey. Result (s): Defective immunosurveillance in women who are destined to develop
endometriosis may allow for the survival of ectopic endometrial tissue. The evidence
includes endometrial cell resistance to apoptosis, perhaps through the secretion of proteins
that interfere with implant recognition and/or FasL expression by stromal cells, inducing …