Endometriosis May Be Linked To Higher Risk Of Heart Disease In Younger Women.

reports on its website that for the study, published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, investigators “followed 120,000 women over 20 years.” Approximately “12,000 participants had endometriosis.” Although “the overall rate for heart disease was 21 cases per 100,000 women under 40,” the investigators “found that for every 100,000 women with endometriosis, the heart disease rate increased to 65 cases.” http://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/endometriosis-increases-risk-heart-disease-young-women-n547381