The association of circulating lipoprotein lipids and apolipoproteins with risk of endometriosis: a Mendelian randomization study.

This is the first MR-based evidence to suggest that triglycerides and HDL cholesterol are the predominant traits that account for the aetiological relationship of lipoprotein lipids with risk of endometriosis, in particular endometriosis of the pelvic peritoneum. Further well-designed randomized controlled trials are needed to address these results.