By Selma OransayAspirin Fails to Alter Cardiovascular Risk in Endometriosis
By Selma Oransay
Aspirin, often recommended for heart protection, may not help women with endometriosis avoid cardiovascular disease. In a 25-year study of more than 120,000 women from the California Teachers Study, researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, and the University…
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A concerning link between endometriosis and cardiovascular disease.
By Selma Oransay
Endometriosis is a disease characterized by endometrial-like tissues outside the uterus, which causes inflammation, scarring, and adhesion formation. The pathologic process of forming those adhesions releases proinflammatory molecules, cytokines, and growth factors that may have systemic effects. Recent research, for…
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