USE OF EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID AND/OR DOCOSAHEXAHENOIC ACID IN WOMEN WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS

PETRAGLIA FELICE, LUISI STEFANO, LACORTE ANDREA, TARANTINO GERMANO
2011
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This patent describes using eicosapentaenoic acid and/or docosahexaenoic acid in food compositions to treat post-surgical pain or relapse pain in women with endometriosis.

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The present invention pertains to the use of essential fatty acids for the preparation of a food composition for treating in particular post-surgical pain and/or pain due to a post-surgical relapse in women having undergone an operation for endometriosis. Said essential fatty acids are preferably selected from the group consisting of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids of the omega-3 series, and in particular from the group comprising EPA and/or DHA.

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