Environmental Contaminants and Dietary Factors in Endometriosis Conferences

abstract

• Abstract: Endometriosis is an estrogen‐dependent disease characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. The etiology of this disease remains elusive, but is clearly influenced by genetic, immune, and endocrine factors. Exposure to environmental contaminants has recently been added to the list of potential factors that contribute to the pathogenesis of endometriosis. The objective of this paper is to review the weight of the evidence from hospital‐based case‐control studies and animal experiments for an association between exposure to environmental contaminants and endometriosis.

authors

• Foster, Warren
• AGARWAL, SANJAY K

status

• published 

publication date

• March 2002

has subject area

• Animals (MeSH)
• Case-Control Studies (MeSH)
• Diet (MeSH)
• Endometriosis (MeSH)
• Environmental Pollutants (MeSH)
• Female (MeSH)
• General Science & Technology (Science Metrix)
• Humans (MeSH)

published in

• Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences  Journal

presented at event

• Workshop on Endometriosis - Emerging Research and Intervention Strategies  Conference

keywords

• Animals
• Case-Control Studies
• Diet
• Endometriosis
• Environmental Pollutants
• Female
• Humans

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb02782.x

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 10

• 1-57331-380-7

PubMed ID

• 11949949

start page

• 213

end page

• 229

volume

• 955

issue

• 1