Environmental Factors and Endometriosis

Grzegorz Polak, Beata Banaszewska, Michał Filip, Michał Radwan and Artur Wdowiak
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Grzegorz Polak: First Department of Gynaecological Oncology and Gynaecology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
Beata Banaszewska: Department of Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Gynaecological Oncology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-533 Poznan, Poland
Michał Filip: Department of Obstetrics and Pathology of Pregnancy, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
Michał Radwan: Department of Gynaecology and Reproduction, “Gameta” Hospital, 95-030 Rzgow, Poland
Artur Wdowiak: Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 21, 1-10

Abstract: Endometriosis is a common disease, affecting up to 60–80% of women, with pelvic pain or/and infertility. Despite years of studies, its pathogenesis still remains enigmatic. Genetic, hormonal, environmental, and lifestyle-related factors may be involved in its pathogenesis. Thus, the design of the review was to discuss the possible role of environmental factors in the development of endometriosis. The results of individual studies greatly differ, making it very difficult to draw any definite conclusions. There is no reasonable consistency in the role of environmental factors in endometriosis etiopathogenesis.

Keywords: endometriosis; environmental factors; diet; endocrine-disrupting chemicals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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