ENDOMETRIOSIS IN MONOZYGOTIC TWINS

Authors
HADFIELD RM MARDON HJ BARLOW DH KENNEDY SH
Citation
Rm. Hadfield et al., ENDOMETRIOSIS IN MONOZYGOTIC TWINS, Fertility and sterility, 68(5), 1997, pp. 941-942
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Fertility and sterility → ACNP
ISSN journal
00150282
Volume
68
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
941 - 942
Database
ISI
SICI code
0015-0282(1997)68:5<941:EIMT>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Objective: To describe the occurrence of endometriosis in monozygotic twins. Design: Postal questionnaire plus confirmation of disease statu s. Setting: Twins were recruited via the American Endometriosis Associ ation and the National Endometriosis Society of Great Britain and via British gynecologists. Result(s): Fourteen twin pairs were concordant for endometriosis, and two were discordant. Nine pairs of twins had mo derate-severe endometriosis. Conclusion(s): These findings contribute to the growing body of literature that suggests endometriosis has a ge netic basis. (C) 1997 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.