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OBJECTIVE: To study whether incident endometriosis diagnosis, staging, and typology are associated with concurrent elevated serum inflammatory markers interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF- α ). …

BACKGROUND: While plausible mechanisms exist for an association between endometriosis and hypertriglyceridemia, prior studies have shown inconsistent findings, possibly due to the inability to assess endometriosis severity or subtypes. OBJ…