Method of detecting and treating allogenic cells responsible for endometriosis

Abstract

There are presently provided methods for identifying an ectopic allogenic cell in a mammalian host, the methods comprising obtaining a first internal soft tissue image, administering an effective amount of iodine to potentiate the host's immune response to aberrant ectopic tissue, obtaining one or more subsequent internal soft tissue images after said administration and comparing the first internal soft tissue image and the one or more subsequent internal images to identify the ectopic allogenic cell. The methods can also be used for determining or improving the efficiency of treatment of pathology disease or disorder caused by the presence of allogenic commensal or commensal-like cells. Furthermore, the methods can be used to diagnose, and also treat, endometriosis.

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