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Overall Adiposity, Adipose Tissue Distribution, and Endometriosis: A Systematic Review.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Associations Between Reproductive Disorders and Specific Physical, Mental, Personality, and Social Characteristics: A Narrative Review.Health science reports · 2026Article
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- Association Between Body Fat Percentage and Endometriosis Severity Based on American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 2021 Endometriosis Classification.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Is exercise duration more important than intensity in endometriosis?BMC women's health · 2025Observational
- Gene Polymorphisms Determining Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin Levels and Endometriosis Risk.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Does BMI Have an Impact on Endometriosis Symptoms and Endometriosis Types According to the #ENZIAN Classification?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Kisspeptin and Endometriosis-Is There a Link?Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- The kisspeptin system in and beyond reproduction: exploring intricate pathways and potential links between endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2024Review
- The mysterious association between adiponectin and endometriosis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- Examining the co-occurrence of endometriosis and polycystic ovarian syndrome.AJOG global reports · 2023Article
- Is There a Correlation between the Second-to-Four Digit Ratio (2D:4D) and Endometriosis? Results of a Case-Control Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Evaluation of adipokines concentrations in plasma, peritoneal, and endometrioma fluids in women operated on for ovarian endometriosis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
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- The Levels of Ghrelin, Glucagon, Visfatin and Glp-1 Are Decreased in the Peritoneal Fluid of Women with Endometriosis along with the Increased Expression of the CD10 Protease by the Macrophages.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- What is the link between endometriosis and adiposity?Obstetrics & gynecology science · 2022Article
- Endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome are diametric disorders.Evolutionary applications · 2021Review
- Voluntary Wheel Running Reduces Vesicle Development in an Endometriosis Animal Model Through Modulation of Immune Parameters.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2021Article
- The evolutionary biology of endometriosis.Evolution, medicine, and public health · 2021Review
- Endometriosis: current challenges in modeling a multifactorial disease of unknown etiology.Journal of translational medicine · 2020Review
- Beyond Body Mass Index: Using Anthropometric Measures and Body Composition Indicators to Assess Odds of an Endometriosis Diagnosis.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2017Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundEndometriosis has been associated with a lean body habitus. However, we do not understand whether endometriosis is also associated with other characteristics of adiposity, including adipose tissue distribution and amount of visceral adipose tissue (VAT; adipose tissue lining inner organs). Having these understandings may provide insights on how endometriosis develops-some of the physiological actions of adipose tissue differ depending on tissue amount and location and are related to proposed mechanisms of endometriosis development.
objectivesThe aim of this study was to review the literature regarding overall adiposity, adipose tissue distribution and/or VAT, and endometriosis.
methodsWe reviewed and synthesized studies indexed in PubMed and/or Web of Science. We included studies that had one or more measures of overall adiposity, adipose tissue distribution, and/or VAT and women with and without endometriosis for comparison. We summarized the findings and commented on the methods used and potential sources of bias.
resultsOf 366 identified publications, 19 (5.2%) were eligible. Two additional publications were identified from reference lists. Current research included measures of overall adiposity (e.g., body figure drawings) or adipose tissue distribution (e.g., waist-to-hip ratio), but not VAT. The weight of evidence indicated that endometriosis was associated with low overall adiposity and with a preponderance of adipose tissue distributed below the waist (peripheral). DISCUSSION: Endometriosis may be associated with being lean or having peripherally distributed adipose tissue. Well-designed studies with various sampling frameworks and precise measures of adiposity and endometriosis are needed to confirm associations between adiposity measures and endometriosis and delineate potential etiological mechanisms underlying endometriosis.
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