Unlike cancer, endometriosis involves the growth of benign cells.
It is also not considered a precursor to ovarian or endometrial cancer, as the mutations that cause these cancers appear to be different from those associated with endometriosis.
Studies have not found an increased incidence of these cancers in women with endometriosis, so there is no scientific evidence to claim that endometriosis can be the cause.
Read the full article on: How does endometriosis affect a woman’s fertility? ( 29).
Marta Barranquero Gómez
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH).
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