Endometriotic lesion histology represents it's?: (A) High estrogen, (B) High progesterone, (C) High cholesterol, (D) High levels of prolactin
Answer is A. Ans. (a) High estrogen(Ref: R 9th/p 721)Increased estrogen production by endometriotic stromal cells, due in large part to high levels of the key steroidogenic enzyme aromatase, which is absent in normal endometrial stroma. Mutations in specific genes (PTEN and ARID1A) in endometriotic cysts.