Women with endometriosis (referred to as endo by many sufferers) often have a difficult time getting pregnant, if they can get pregnant. However, a new study shows that more risks loom for women with endo who do get pregnant.

The largest study ever of endometriosis in pregnant women, published online at Human Reproduction, found that the condition is a major risk factor for premature birth. Dr. Henrik Falconer, of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, indicated his team found that women with endo also had a higher risk of other pregnancy complications and are more likely to give birth through Caesarean section.
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For the first time, doctors have shown that although endometriosis is associated with an increased risk of various cancers, this risk does not depend on the number of times women with the condition have given birth.
Dr Anna-Sofia Melin, a specialist doctor in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Karolinska University Hospital (Stockholm, Sweden) presented earlier in the week at the 23rd annual meeting of the European European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology:
“Several epidemiological studies have shown an increased cancer risk among women with endometriosis, especially ovarian cancer.
Infertility and never having given birth (nulliparity) are also known risk …read more