Endometriosis Is Averted by Breast-Feeding

Eleanor Bimla Schwarz
In: Journal watch · 2017 · vol. 2017 · doi:10.1056/nejm-jw.na44952 · W2755002041
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This study investigated whether breast-feeding decreases the risk of developing endometriosis, a painful condition affecting 10% of U.S. women.

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Endometriosis, a common cause of chronic pelvic pain, affects about 10% of U.S. women and has no known cure. To study whether breast-feeding decreases

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