Is mild endometriosis a disease:Endometriosis does not exist; all women have endometriosis
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This paper argues that mild endometriosis should not be considered a disease, proposing instead that all women have endometriosis.
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Journal Article Is mild endometriosis a disease:Endometriosis does not exist; all women have endometriosis Get access Johannes L.H. Evers Johannes L.H. Evers Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht and The University of LimburgPO Box 5800,6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Human Reproduction, Volume 9, Issue 12, 1 December 1994, Pages 2206–2209, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a138421 Published: 01 December 1994
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