SynthesisReproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E2014
Endometriosis and physical exercises: a systematic review.
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49 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effectiveness and safety of physical activity and exercise on women with endometriosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Endometriosis, Psychological Based Intervention: A Systematic Review.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of physical activity and exercise on endometriosis-associated symptoms: a systematic review.BMC women's health · 2021Pooled it
- Physical activity and endometriosis risk in women with infertility or pain: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2016Pooled it
- The effects of physical activity on female fertility: a narrative review.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2026Review
- Immune-nutritional interactions in endometriosis: current evidence and future perspectives in disease management.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- LRP1 as a potential diagnostic and immunomodulatory target in endometriosis: evidence from multi-omics and single-cell analyses.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Hippo pathway in endometriosis pathogenesis: from cellular dysregulation to therapeutic opportunities.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Is exercise duration more important than intensity in endometriosis?BMC women's health · 2025Observational
- Physical activity phenotypes in endometriosis using unsupervised learning via functional mixture models.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- The Role of Nutrition in Endometriosis Prevention and Management: A Comprehensive Review.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2025Review
- Longitudinal measurements of NO-mediated vasodilation and physical activity over 1 yr following endometriosis excision surgery: a passive experiment.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2025Article
- Understanding the Role of Social Negativity in Perceived Life Course Impact and Mental Health Among Women with Endometriosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The health-promoting lifestyle and its relationship with the impacts of endometriosis on women's lives in Iran, 2022: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- The association of activity patterns on female reproductive diseases: a prospective cohort study of UK biobank.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Global burden of endometriosis from 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2050: a comprehensive analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Life behaviors, educational attainment, and risk for endometriosis: a Mendelian randomization study.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2025Article
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- The Menstrual Health Manager (MHM): A Resource to Reduce Discrepancies Between Science and Practice in Sport and Exercise.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
- The effect of pentoxifylline and different types of exercise training on coagulation factors in a rat endometriosis model.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2024Article
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Abstract
Regular physical exercise seems to have protective effects against diseases that involve inflammatory processes since it induces an increase in the systemic levels of cytokines with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and also acts by reducing estrogen levels. Evidence has suggested that the symptoms associated with endometriosis result from a local inflammatory peritoneal reaction caused by ectopic endometrial implants. Thus, the objective of the present review was to assess the relationship between physical exercise and the prevalence and/or improvement of the symptoms associated with endometriosis. To this end, data available in PubMed (1985-2012) were surveyed using the terms "endometriosis and physical exercises", "endometriosis and life style and physical exercises" in the English language literature. Only 6 of the 935 articles detected were included in the study. These studies tried establish a possible relationship between the practice of physical exercise and the prevalence of endometriosis. The data available are inconclusive regarding the benefits of physical exercise as a risk factor for the disease and no data exist about the potential impact of exercise on the course of the endometriosis. In addition, randomized studies are necessary.
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