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Epidemiological studies have demonstrated associations between endometriosis and certain histotypes of ovarian cancer, including clear cell, low-grade serous and endometrioid carcinomas. We aimed to determine whether the observed associatio…
STUDY QUESTION: Is there a relationship between body mass index (BMI), body shape and endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Endometriosis is inversely associated with early adult BMI and may correlate with a peripheral body fat distribution. WHAT …
Endometriosis impacts quality of life and productivity. Women may require multiple admissions for surgery and prolonged pharmaceutical treatment with problematic side effects. In 2002, the annual costs of endometriosis in the USA were betwe…
The authors investigated the relations of demographic, anthropometric, and lifestyle factors with endometriosis in the Nurses' Health Study II prospective cohort. During 10 years of follow-up (1989-1999), 1,721 cases of laparoscopically con…