Diet – A New Approach To Treating Endometriosis – What Is The Evidence?

Deepa Thomas
In: IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science · 2013 · vol. 1(5) , pp. 04–11 · doi:10.9790/1959-0150411 · W2333102748
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This paper reviews the evidence on diet as a potential new approach to treating endometriosis, a common, hormone-dependent inflammatory gynecological disorder impacting millions of women.

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Endometriosis affects over 70 million women worldwide and is more common than breast cancer and diabetes. A survey in 2005 showed that in the European Union, endometriosis cost member states more than 30bn a year in lost working days, and of the 7025 women with endometriosis who completed the survey, 82% reported that the condition had caused them to take time off work in the past five years. Endometriosis is a gynecological disorder characterized by the presence and growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity 1 . The prevalence of endometriosis among asymptomatic women ranges from 2-22%, while in women with infertility the incidence of endometriosis is 35% to 50% 2 . This pathology represents one of the most frequent gynecological disorders during women's reproductive age. Endometriosis is a hormone-dependent, chronic inflammatory gynaecological condition that causes pelvic pain symptoms impacting on the physical, mental and social wellbeing of reproductive-age women (Bianconi et al., 2007) 3 . Despite the high prevalence, which has been estimated to be between 6-10% (Parazzini et al., 1994) Various pathogenetic factorsmenstrual, genetic, environmental, lifestylehave been claimed to be implicated in the disease establishment and development (Vigan et al., 2004 6 and Vigan et al., 2012 7 ).

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