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The risk factors predisposing women to develop endometriosis include the following: | The risk factors predisposing women to develop endometriosis include the following: | ||
*Presence of cervical stenosis and other congenital outflow obstructions result in an increased retrograde efflux of the menstrual fluid into the fallopian tubes and into the peritoneal cavity. | *Presence of cervical stenosis and other congenital outflow obstructions result in an increased retrograde efflux of the menstrual fluid into the fallopian tubes and into the peritoneal cavity. | ||
*Caffeine or alcohol use | |||
*First degree family relative with endometriosis<ref name="pmid11949940">{{cite journal| author=Cramer DW, Missmer SA| title=The epidemiology of endometriosis. | journal=Ann N Y Acad Sci | year= 2002 | volume= 955 | issue= | pages= 11-22; discussion 34-6, 396-406 | pmid=11949940 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11949940 }} </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} |
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Overview
Risk Factors
The risk factors predisposing women to develop endometriosis include the following:
- Presence of cervical stenosis and other congenital outflow obstructions result in an increased retrograde efflux of the menstrual fluid into the fallopian tubes and into the peritoneal cavity.
- Caffeine or alcohol use
- First degree family relative with endometriosis[1]
References
- ↑ Cramer DW, Missmer SA (2002). "The epidemiology of endometriosis". Ann N Y Acad Sci. 955: 11–22, discussion 34-6, 396–406. PMID 11949940.