Endometrial microbiota is more diverse in people with endometriosis than symptomatic controls

Abstract Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent gynecological condition affecting approximately 10% of reproductive age women. The most widely accepted theory of its etiology includes retrograde menstruation. Recent reports suggest the uterus is not sterile. Thus, the refluxed menstrual effl...

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Main Authors: Jocelyn M. Wessels, Miguel A. Domínguez, Nicholas A. Leyland, Sanjay K. Agarwal, Warren G. Foster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98380-3