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Predisposing and Protective Factors of Endometriosis

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Endometriosis

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Abstract

A number of risk factors are associated with endometriosis, including early menarche (age ≤ 11 years), short menstrual cycles (<26–27 days), menorrhagia (bleeding > 7 days or 80 mL), [1], nulliparity, low birth weight [2] and obesity [1, 3, 4] have been related to higher risks of endometriosis. Most risk factors are associated either with elevated estrogen levels or prolonged menstruation. This strengthens the estrogen dependence of endometriosis and the association between menstruation and endometriosis.

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  1. Assistant Professor, Lerner College of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University, American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Sajal Gupta

  2. Professor, Lerner College of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University, American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Ashok Agarwal

  3. American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Avi Harlev

  4. Lecturer, Soroka University Medical Center, Fertility and IVF Unit, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

    Avi Harlev

  5. American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

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Gupta, S., Harlev, A., Agarwal, A., Pandithurai, E. (2015). Predisposing and Protective Factors of Endometriosis. In: Endometriosis. SpringerBriefs in Reproductive Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18308-4_2

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