OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible association between the body burden of dioxin-like
compounds and endometriotic disease. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: Gynecology …

BACKGROUND Animal studies and laboratory experiments have demonstrated that
exposure to dioxins may be involved in the pathophysiology of endometriosis. However …

Although endometriosis is thought to be an environmental disorder initiated by dioxin
exposure, this association is controversial. This study was performed to test the hypothesis …

BACKGROUND: A case–control study was designed to determine the possible association
between chronic exposure to dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and the …

Background Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disease characterized by the ectopic
growth of endometrial tissue. In industrialized countries, it affects approximately 10% of …

STUDY QUESTION Are the levels of biologically active and the most toxic dioxin-like
substances in adipose tissue of patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) higher …

Endometriosis among women of reproductive age can result in pain and infertility. The
objectives of this study were to test if there is a relation between endometriosis and serum …

Dioxin, a ubiquitous contaminant of industrial combustion processes including medical
waste incineration, has been implicated in the etiology of endometriosis in animals. We …

Compounds with dioxin-like toxicity are suspected to adversely affect human reproduction
even at current background exposures. Endometriosis, a gynecological disorder often …

Peritoneal endometriosis (PE) and deep endometriotic nodules (DEN) are gynecological
diseases recently shown to be associated with elevated serum concentrations of …