A "conditionally essential" nutrient, L-carnitine, as a primary suspect in endometriosis

Simon Vassiliadis, Irene Athanassakis
Fertility and sterility · 2011 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.04.091 · PMID:21620396
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Abstract

L-carnitine, when administered to young female mice, has been shown to induce a pathologic condition resembling human endometriosis accompanied by a marked degree of infertility. Thus, the use of this nutrient by young women may be a potential risk factor responsible for the onset of endometriosis at a later stage of their lives.

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endometriosisinfertility

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Amino Acids, Essential Carnitine Dietary Supplements Endometriosis Alprostadil Alprostadil Amino Acids, Essential Animals Carnitine Cytokines Cytokines Dietary Supplements Dinoprostone Dinoprostone Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Fertility Humans

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