Does breastfeeding help lower risk of endometriosis

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Analysis of Nurses' Health Study II data found that following ACOG breastfeeding recommendations was associated with a lower risk of endometriosis, with the effect partly mediated by amenorrhea.

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A new analysis of data from Nurses’ Health Study II (NHS II) shows that following the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ recommendations on breastfeeding may lower a woman’s risk of endometriosis. The association between the risk reduction and breastfeeding, the authors say, may be mediated at least in part by amenorrhea

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