ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
Association between urinary arsenic and the prevalence of endometriosis in women in the United States.
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- Metals and metal mixtures associated with the odds of uterine fibroid prevalence among African Caribbean women in the Tobago Health Study.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
- Association Between Remnant Cholesterol and Endometriosis Findings from NHANES 1999-2006.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
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Background: Endometriosis affects up to 15% of women of reproductive age and can lead to various symptoms. More than 200 million people worldwide are at risk of higher than safe levels of arsenic exposure through drinking water. Studies investigating the relationship between arsenic and endometriosis are very limited and have yielded inconsistent results. This study aimed to explore the relationship between total urinary arsenic, arsenic species (Urinary arsenous acid, Urinary Arsenic acid, Urinary Arsenobetaine, Urinary Arsenocholine, Urinary Dimethylarsinic acid, Urinary Monomethylarsonic acid) and endometriosis. Methods: We utilized a nationally representative dataset from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2003 to 2006. A total of 650 participants were included. We examined the association between total urinary arsenic and different arsenic species with endometriosis using weighted multivariate logistic regression models. Results: Urinary arsenous acid and urinary monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) were positively correlated with endometriosis ( Conclusion: Our research underscores a significant positive association observed between factors urinary MMA and endometriosis. Future research is needed to elucidate the specific mechanisms behind this association.
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