Oral contraceptive use and risk of endometriosis. Italian Endometriosis Study Group

F Parazzini, Parazzini F, Italian Endometriosis Study Group, Di Cintio E, E. Di Cintio, Chatenoud L, L Chatenoud, S. Moroni, Moroni S, Mezzanotte C, C Mezzanotte, P. G. Crosignani, Crosignani PG
British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 1999 · vol. 106(7) , pp. 695–699 · doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08369.x · PMID:10428526 · W2471800181
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This study found an increased risk of endometriosis among current and former oral contraceptive users compared to never users.

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OBJECTIVE: To analyse the association between use of oral contraception and risk of pelvic endometriosis. DESIGN: We compared use of oral contraception in women with and without endometriosis. PARTICIPANTS: Eligible for the study were women with primary or secondary infertility (n = 393) or chronic pelvic pain (n = 424), requiring laparoscopy, consecutively observed between September 1995 and January 1996 in 15 obstetrics and gynaecology departments in Italy. RESULTS: Out of the 817 women included in the study, 345 had a diagnosis of endometriosis; 164 (47.5%) women with endometriosis and 139 (29.4%) without the disease reported ever using oral contraception. In comparison with never users the estimated odds ratios (OR) of endometriosis were 1.8 (95% CI 1.0-3.3) in current users and 1.6 (95% CI 1.1-2.4) in ex-users. No clear relation emerged between duration of oral contraceptive use and risk of endometriosis. In comparison with never users, the OR was 1.8 (95% CI 1.1-3.0) for women reporting their last use of oral contraception or = 5 years before interview. CONCLUSIONS: The study suggests that oral contraception is associated with an increased risk of endometriosis but this finding is based on a selected population and cannot generalised to all women with endometriosis.

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endometriosischronic_pelvic_paininfertility

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Contraceptives, Oral Endometriosis Adult Adult Contraceptives, Oral Contraceptives, Oral Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female Humans Humans Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Odds Ratio Odds Ratio Pelvic Pain Pelvic Pain Pelvic Pain

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