Endometriosis and the risks of systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis in the Nurses' Health Study II.
Holly R HarrisKaren H CostenbaderFan MuMarina KvaskoffSusan MalspeisElizabeth W KarlsonStacey A MissmerPublished in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2015)
Our findings suggest an association between endometriosis and risk of SLE and RA. It remains to be understood whether and how endometriosis itself, or hysterectomy or other factors associated with endometriosis, is related to risk of SLE or RA.