High rate of allergies among women with endometriosis
| Autor: | Aydin Arici, D. Kappou, Hakan Cakmak, Ioannis Matalliotakis, Michail Matalliotakis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Allergy Endometriosis Disease Drug Hypersensitivity Internal medicine Hypersensitivity Odds Ratio Prevalence Respiratory Hypersensitivity medicine Humans Family history Retrospective Studies Asthma Gynecology business.industry Case-control study Obstetrics and Gynecology Family aggregation Odds ratio medicine.disease Case-Control Studies Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 32:291-293 |
| ISSN: | 1364-6893 0144-3615 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/01443615.2011.644358 |
| Popis: | Women with endometriosis frequently suffer from autoimmune inflammatory diseases, allergies and asthma. This study was conducted to examine whether the prevalence of allergies is higher in patients with endometriosis than in the control group, and to show potential correlation with endometriosis stages. We evaluated the medical files of 501 women with laparoscopically-diagnosed endometriosis and 188 women without endometriosis enrolled in Yale University Hospital. Main outcome measures used were allergy on medications, complaints of sinus or perennial allergic rhinitis, asthma, family history of allergic disease, and correlation with stages of endometriosis. Our results indicated that the overall risk of women with endometriosis and positive history of allergies was 4.28 (95% CI, 2.9-6.3) (p < 0.001). Significant excesses were identified for medications, sinus allergic rhinitis, and asthma; also, women with endometriosis were significantly more likely to report a positive family history of allergies. Overall, our study indicated a link between endometriosis and increased risk of allergic autoimmune disorders that should further be explored. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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