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The Formidable yet Unresolved Interplay between Endometriosis and Obesity.
TheScientificWorldJournal - 1 Jan 2021
Pantelis Athanasios, Machairiotis Nikolaos, Lapatsanis Dimitris P
Abstract excerpt
Obesity and endometriosis are two very common entities, yet there is uncertainty on their exact relationship. Observational studies have repeatedly shown an inverse correlation between endometriosis and a low body mass index (BMI). However, obesity does not protect against endometriosis and on the contrary an increased BMI may lead to more severe forms of the disease. Besides, BMI is not accurate in all cases of...
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