Endometriosis and irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Francesca ChiaffarinoSonia CiprianiElena RicciPaola Agnese MauriGiovanna EspositoMarta BarrettaPaolo VercelliniFabio Parazzini

Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2020)

This meta-analysis provides epidemiological evidence of a link between endometriosis and IBS, highlighting two or more times higher risk of IBS in women with endometriosis compared to women without the condition.

Keyphrases

irritable bowel syndrome
systematic review
polycystic ovary syndrome
meta analyses
randomized controlled trial
pregnant women
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes