Toxic pelvic cavity in endometriosis, a new frontier for medical therapies

Endometriosis, classically defined as a disease of unknown origin that causes pain and infertility, has an estimated incidence of approximately 10% in women of reproductive age. Several epidemiologic factors are associated with an increased incidence, such as an early age at menarche and short menstrual cycle length. Conversely, current use of oral contraceptives and multiparity are characteristics associated with a lower incidence. It also is interesting that an inverse correlation between body mass index and incidence of endometriosis has been observed by numerous reports.

Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 1, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Dominique de Ziegler, Paul Pirtea, Marine Poulain, Marie Carbonel, Marc Even, Jean Marc Ayoubi Tags: Reflections Source Type: research