Multigenerational endometriosis : consequence of fetal exposure to diethylstilbestrol ?

• Main Authors: Laura Gaspari (Author), Marie-Odile (Author), Françoise Paris (Author), Nicolas Kalfa (Author), Samir Hamamah (Author), Charles Sultan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Endometriosis, which affects 10-15 % of women of reproductive age, is an estrogen-driven condition influenced by environmental and genetic factors. Exposition to estrogen-like endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) has been reported to contribute to the fetal origin of this diseas...