Background: Endometriosis is a common gynecological condition with a substantial economic burden on the society. It is known that both genetic and environmental factors are contributing to the phenotypic development of the disease but the m…
OBJECTIVES: Despite the high prevalence of endometriosis among women of reproductive age, risk factors or markers for developing the condition remain largely unknown. Many of the published studies are based on small selected samples. We the…
ObjectiveTo examine the validity of self-reported endometriosis and to improve the reliability of questionnaires by including endometriosis-related questions.DesignAnalysis of survey questionnaire data.SettingCross-sectional study.Patient(s…
ObjectiveTo estimate the relative contribution of genetic influences and prevalence on endometriosis.DesignAnalysis of self-reported data from a nationwide population-based twin registry.SettingNot applicable.Patient(s)A total of 28,370 wom…