ArticleAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology2018
A prospective cohort study of meat and fish consumption and endometriosis risk.
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- An Overview of Essential Nutritional Strategies and Products in the Treatment of Endometriosis.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- High-fat diet-negative impact on female fertility: from mechanisms to protective actions of antioxidant matrices.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Food groups and nutrients consumption and risk of endometriosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Nutrition journal · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Dietary Interventions in the Treatment of Endometriosis: a Systematic Review.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2022Pooled it
- Consumption of red meat and processed meat and cancer incidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.European journal of epidemiology · 2021Pooled it
- The Effects and Mechanisms Underlying Red Meat Diet on Endometriosis Through Modulating Gut Microbiota.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- The association between dietary acid load and endometriosis: a case-control study.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Diet Quality, Nutrient Intake, and Body Fat Percentage in Women with Infertility and Normal Body Mass Index.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Physical Activity, Metabolic Dysfunction, and the Kynurenine Pathway in Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Literature Review.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- The association between dominant food patterns and the intake of energy and macronutrients with endometriosis in women aged 15-45.BMC nutrition · 2026Article
- Immune-nutritional interactions in endometriosis: current evidence and future perspectives in disease management.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
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- Hyperestrogenic imprinting and developmental origins of endometriosis and adenomyosis.Human reproduction open · 2026Article
- Nutrition and Endometriosis: Current Evidence on Dietary Risk Factors and Clinical Impact - A Narrative Review.Journal of inflammation research · 2026Review
- Lifestyle and Selected Issues Related to Sexual Health: The Importance of Specialist Care in Balneology, Dietetics, and Physiotherapy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Causal relationship between diet and common female diseases: a comprehensive Mendelian randomization study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Impact of dietary patterns on pain and quality of life in ovarian and deep endometriosis: observational study for nutritional interventions.BMC women's health · 2025Observational
- The Role of Nutrition in Endometriosis Prevention and Management: A Comprehensive Review.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2025Review
- The Impact of Nutrition on Endometriosis Complaints in Patients Using and Not Using Hormone Therapy.Nutrients · 2025Article
- The Role of Plant-Based Diets and Personalized Nutrition in Endometriosis Management: A Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundOnly 2 case-control studies have examined the associations between consumption of meat products and endometriosis risk with inconsistent results. Consumption of animal products has the potential to influence endometriosis risk through effects on steroid hormones levels.
objectiveWe sought to determine whether higher intake of red meat, poultry, fish, and seafood are associated with risk of laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis. STUDY
designA total of 81,908 participants of the prospective Nurses' Health Study II were followed up from 1991 through 2013. Diet was assessed via food frequency questionnaire every 4 years. Cox proportional hazards models were used to calculate rate ratios and 95% confidence intervals.
resultsDuring 1,019,294 person-years of follow-up, 3800 cases of incident laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis were reported. Women consuming >2 servings/d of red meat had a 56% higher risk of endometriosis (95% confidence interval, 1.22-1.99; P
conclusionOur prospective analysis among premenopausal US nurses suggests that red meat consumption may be an important modifiable risk factor for endometriosis, particularly among women with endometriosis who had not reported infertility and thus were more likely to present with pain symptoms. Well-designed dietary intervention studies among women with endometriosis could help confirm this observation.
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