Heritable aspects of endometriosis

L. Russell Malinak, Veasy C. Buttram, Sherman Elias, Joe Leigh Simpson
In: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 1980 · vol. 137(3) , pp. 332–337 · doi:10.1016/0002-9378(80)90918-7 · W4296793288
article OA: closed CC0 ⤵ 79 in-corpus citations
View on OpenAlex View at publisher
⚙ AI-generated summary by claude@2026-06, 2026-06-07 ⓘ

This paper investigated the genetic and familial influences contributing to the development of endometriosis.

One-sentence paraphrase of the abstract; not a substitute for reading it. No clinical advice. How this works

Abstract

Clinical characteristics of patients with histologically confirmed pelvic endometriosis who had an affected first-degree relative (N = 18) were compared to those who had no such affected relative (N = 105). The only significant difference was that 61% of individuals in the former group had severe endometriosis, compared to only 24% in the latter group. This observation is most consistent with a polygenic/multifactorial etiology, although other genetic mechanisms cannot be excluded. Our observations carry several important practical implications. First, an apparently unaffected patient with an affected first-degree relative should be counseled that her risk of developing endometriosis is 7%. This might influence the choice of contraception, the timing of pregnancy, and the extent to which aggressive diagnostic approaches (e.g., laparoscopy and curettage) would be appropriate.

My notes (saved in your browser only)

Condition tags

endometriosis

Citation neighborhood

Papers in the corpus that this work cites (lower rings, blue) and that cite this one (upper rings, green). Dot size scales with the paper's in-corpus citation count — bigger dot = more influential within the endo/adeno field. Click a dot to open that paper. [ expand to 2 hops ] — adds papers reached through this work's immediate citers/citees. Heavier; up to 60 extra dots.

References (2)

Cited by (50)

Source provenance

openalex
last seen: 2026-06-10T17:14:06.276822+00:00
unpaywall
last seen: 2026-06-05T02:00:03.366016+00:00
License: CC0 · commercial use OK