ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021
Intricate Connections between the Microbiota and Endometriosis.
Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 119 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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119 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 165 citations in OpenAlex.
- Gut Microbiota Alterations and Reproductive Tract Dysbiosis in Endometriosis: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of hormonal treatments for endometriosis on the reproductive microbiome: a systematic review.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Pooled it
- An Overview of Essential Nutritional Strategies and Products in the Treatment of Endometriosis.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Could the estrobolome have a role in endometriosis pathogenesis and infertility? A systematic review.BMC women's health · 2025Pooled it
- Meta-Analysis of 16S rRNA Sequencing Reveals Altered Fecal but Not Vaginal Microbial Composition and Function in Women with Endometriosis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Chronic Endometritis and Endometriosis: Two Sides of the Same Coin?Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2025Pooled it
- The Microbiome Landscape of Adenomyosis: A Systematic Review.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2025Pooled it
- Endometriosis-associated infertility: Multi-omics insights into pathogenesis and precision therapeutics.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Pooled it
- Association between endometriosis and gut microbiota: systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Pooled it
- MicroRNA Expression in Endometrial Cancer: Current Knowledge and Therapeutic Implications.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Correlation between dysbiosis of vaginal microecology and endometriosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Gut and Vaginal Microbiota in the Endometriosis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.BioMed research international · 2023Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Anogenital Distance and Gynecological Disorders: Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Pooled it
- Efficacy of probiotic supplementation in reducing primary dysmenorrhea: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Microbiome and chronic pelvic pain in women: a mini-review.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2026Review
- Gut Dysbiosis in Selected Gynecological Diseases Associated with Female Infertility: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Exploring the Possible Role of Endometriosis-Associated Dysbiosis in Endometrial Carcinogenesis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- The Effects and Mechanisms Underlying Red Meat Diet on Endometriosis Through Modulating Gut Microbiota.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Microbiota-metabolite axis in endometriosis: Pathogenic mechanisms and clinical implications.Journal of biomedical research · 2026Article
- Jiawei Qi Gong Wan Improves Endometrial Receptivity in PCOS-like Mice by Attenuating Inflammation: A Multi-Omics Study Linking Gut Microbiota and Metabolite Profiles.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Imbalances in gut and reproductive tract microbiota composition, known as dysbiosis, disrupt normal immune function, leading to the elevation of proinflammatory cytokines, compromised immunosurveillance and altered immune cell profiles, all of which may contribute to the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Over time, this immune dysregulation can progress into a chronic state of inflammation, creating an environment conducive to increased adhesion and angiogenesis, which may drive the vicious cycle of endometriosis onset and progression. Recent studies have demonstrated both the ability of endometriosis to induce microbiota changes, and the ability of antibiotics to treat endometriosis. Endometriotic microbiotas have been consistently associated with diminished
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