Endometriosis and estroprogestins: the chicken or the egg causality dilemma

Edgardo Somigliana, Paolo Vercellini, Paola Viganò, Paola Vigano, Abbiati A, Annalisa Abbiati, Laura Benaglia, Luigi Fedele
Fertility and sterility · 2011 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.08.057 · PMID:20883987
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Endometriosis patients more frequently initiate estroprogestins for dysmenorrhea, potentially explaining a mild association with past oral contraceptive use.

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Dysmenorrhea as a reason to initiate estroprogestins is significantly more common in women with endometriosis than in women without the disease. This might explain the previously reported mild association between endometriosis and past use of oral contraceptives.

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dysmenorrheaendometriosis

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Dysmenorrhea Endometriosis Ethinyl Estradiol Norpregnenes Adult Case-Control Studies Contraceptives, Oral Contraceptives, Oral Contraceptives, Oral Drug Combinations Dysmenorrhea Dysmenorrhea Endometriosis Endometriosis Ethinyl Estradiol Ethinyl Estradiol Female Humans Norpregnenes Norpregnenes

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