Natural hair color and the incidence of endometriosis

Stacey A Missmer, Donna Spiegelman, Susan E Hankinson, Susan Malspeis, Robert L Barbieri, David J Hunter
Fertility and sterility · 2006 · vol. 85(4) , pp. 866–870 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.12.008 · PMID:16580366 · W2039737669
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This study investigated the relationship between natural hair color and the occurrence of endometriosis, finding no significant association.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Hair Color Hair Color Adult Cohort Studies Confidence Intervals Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Incidence Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Prospective Studies

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