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A prospective study of endometriosis and risk of type 2 diabetes.

Leslie V FarlandWilliam J DegnanHolly R HarrisDeirdre K TobiasStacey A Missmer
Published in: Diabetologia (2021)
Overall, women with endometriosis were not at increased risk of type 2 diabetes. However, among subgroups at low risk for type 2 diabetes (i.e. non-obese women and women with no prior history of infertility or GDM), endometriosis was associated with a modest increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
Keyphrases
  • type diabetes
  • glycemic control
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • cardiovascular disease
  • adipose tissue
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • bariatric surgery