The Role of Antioxidant Minerals in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Endometriosis-Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Endometriosis (EM) is a chronic gynecological disease of women of reproductive age. Due to the lack of a known cause, treatment is limited to reducing symptoms associated with pelvic pain and infertility. The aim was to determine the contribution of minerals and their supplementation to the EM. This systematic review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. The literature was searched in four databases: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar for the keywords 'oxidative stress', 'supplementation', 'trace elements', 'metalloestrogens', 'antioxidants', 'zinc', 'copper', 'manganese', "selenium", 'Zn/Cu' and 'molybdenum' published by the end of June 2025. It turns out that there are significant differences in the biochemical analysis of elements between women with EM a

SUBMITTER: Pokorska-Niewiada K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12562108 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature