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Urinary Phytoestrogen Concentrations Are Not Associated with Incident Endometriosis in Premenopausal Women.

Kurunthachalam KannanJennifer WeckGermaine M Buck Louis
Published in: The Journal of nutrition (2016)
Despite endometriosis being an estrogen-dependent disease, we found no evidence that urinary phytoestrogens were associated with a higher risk of an endometriosis diagnosis in either a sample of premenopausal women or in a surgical sample.
Keyphrases
  • breast cancer risk
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • postmenopausal women
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • cervical cancer screening
  • insulin resistance
  • metabolic syndrome
  • pregnant women
  • adipose tissue