Is Endometriosis More Common and More Severe Than It Was 30 Years Ago?

Marzieh Ghiasi, Madhavi Thombre Kulkarni, Stacey A Missmer
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology · 2019 · vol. 27(2) , pp. 452–461 · doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2019.11.018 · PMID:31816389 · W2992031290
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This paper investigates whether endometriosis prevalence and severity have increased over the past three decades.

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Endometriosis Gynecology Gynecology Gynecology Peritoneal Diseases Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans Incidence Infertility Infertility Infertility Infertility Observational Studies as Topic Observational Studies as Topic

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