Endometriosis is a chronic disease caused by ectopic endometrial tissue. Endometriotic
implants induce inflammation, leading to chronic pain and impaired fertility. Characterized …

Endometriosis is a disease with a heterogeneous pathogenesis, explained by multiple
theories, and also with a polymorphic presentation. The purpose of this literature review is to …

Introduction 3. Epidemiological evidence 3.1. Phthalate esters 3.2. Polyhalogenated
aromatic hydrocarbons 3.2. 1. Polychlorinated biphenyls 3.2. 2. Dioxins and dioxin-like …

Both animals and humans are exposed to toxins in the environment that may influence the
onset and progression of endometriosis. Human exposure occurs mainly through ingestion …

This review provides an overview of current knowledge on the relationship between various
environmental factors and endometriosis. We successively searched for a given exposure …

Endometriosis is a gynecological disease characterized by the presence of endometrial
glandular epithelial and stromal cells growing in the extra-uterine environment. The disease …

Adverse living and nutritional conditions in utero and in early infancy may influence the risk
of diseases in adult life, because fetal growth seems determined by interactions between the …

Genetic profile, inflammation, hormonal activity, menstrual cyclicity, organochlorine burden,
prostaglandin metabolism and immunological factors have been suggested to play a role in …

Epigenetic changes favoring the transcription of the aromatase gene in the endometrium
allow endometrial cells to survive in ectopic locations by producing estrogens that spare …

Endometriosis is an important gynecological disease, pathologically defined by the ectopic
presence of both endometrial glands and stroma, and clinically associated with pelvic pain …