Endometriosis and eating disorders: epidemiology, shared neurobiology, and clinical implications.

ABSTRACT: Growing evidence suggests that women with endometriosis may be particularly vulnerable to disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) and clinically defined eating disorders (EDs). This narrative review aims at integrating and critically analyzing the current evidence regarding the relationship between endometriosis and EDs, as well as highlighting the psychosocial and neurobiological vulnerabilities of women with endometriosis to DEBs. A large-scale genetic study showed a nearly threefold increase in the odds of EDs in women with endometriosis, and a significant genetic correlation. Although the prevalence of formal ED diagnoses appears low in small clinical samples, DEBs such as emotional eating, binge tendencies, and maladaptive dietary restriction, are common and strongly associated with pain i

SUBMITTER: Di Michele S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12823736 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature