Smoking and endometriosis: A narrative review

Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disorder affecting 6–10% of women of reproductive age. While its etiology is multifactorial, growing evidence suggests that tobacco smoking may contribute to its development and progression through inflammatory, oxidative, and hormonal mechanisms. This narrat...

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Published in:	Tobacco Induced Diseases
Main Authors:	Alexandre Vallée, Anis Feki, Loic Josseran, Jean-Marc Ayoubi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	European Publishing 2025-06-01
Subjects:	tobacco smoking endometriosis inflammation oxidative stress dna damage
Online Access:	https://www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Smoking-and-endometriosis-A-narrative-review,203429,0,2.html

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