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February 3, 2018Human Reproduction Update92 citationsOpen Access

The effect of pregnancy on endometriosis—facts or fiction?

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BLBrigitte LeenersFDFabia DamasoNONicole Ochsenbein‐Kölble

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Available data on the development of endometriosis during and after pregnancy show fewer beneficial effects than previously reported. Therefore, women aiming for pregnancy on the background of endometriosis should not be told that pregnancy may be a strategy for managing symptoms and reducing progression of the disease.

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Leeners et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69debd256bae133e7de94d2bhttps://doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmy004
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