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Learning objectives
• 1) Understand the importance of the field of comorbidities research in endometriosis
• 2) Have an overview of the literature on the associations between endometriosis and several other chronic diseases (particularly cancer, autoimmune diseases, asthma and allergies, cardiovascular diseases)
• 3) Understand the methodological complexities underlying the study of associations between endometriosis and other diseases
• 4) Correctly interpret the link between endometriosis and comorbidities
Main references
1. Kvaskoff M, Mu F, Terry KL, Harris HR, Poole EM, Farland L, Missmer SA. Endometriosis: a high-risk population for major chronic diseases? Hum Reprod Update 2015; 21(4):500-516
2. Kim HS, Kim TH, Chung HH, Song YS. Risk and prognosis of ovarian cancer in women with endometriosis: a meta-analysis. Br J Cancer. 2014 Apr 2;110(7):1878-90
3. Wang C, Liang Z, Liu X, Zhang Q, Li S. The Association between Endometriosis, Tubal Ligation, Hysterectomy and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: Meta-Analyses. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 Nov 14;13(11).
4. Kvaskoff M, Horne AW, Missmer SA. What should we tell women with endometriosis about their ovarian cancer risk? Lancet 2017;390(10111):2433-2434
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