Dairy consumption during adolescence and endometriosis risk.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Modifiable risk factors such as diet may be important in both the etiology and progression of endometriosis as well as the prevalence of pain symptoms and infertility associated with this condition. In adults, higher intake of dairy has been associated with a lower risk of endometriosis diagnosis. There is currently no literature on whether dairy intake during adolescence, a potentially critical window of exposure, influences endometriosis risk.

Objective

The objectige of the study was to evaluate the association between consumption of dairy foods in adolescence and the risk of laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis.

Study design

This was a prospective cohort study, the Nurses' Health Study II, which has prospectively collected data since 1989. In 1998, w

SUBMITTER: Nodler JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7056553 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature