Endometriosis Causes

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cause	% of members (num votes)
hormone imbalance	64% (200)
heredity	64% (191)
Emotional Stress	63% (75)
Weak immune system	51% (182)
Elevated estrogen levels (or estrogen dominance)	48% (183)
Physical Stress	54% (72)
genetic	57% (53)
surgical scarring	44% (161)
Sugar	38% (167)
Coming Off Birth Control	36% (189)
Caffeine	35% (177)
Dairy products	34% (178)
Alcohol	28% (176)
Red meats	28% (177)
Unknown-had since first period	55% (11)
Allergic reactions to foods	25% (176)
Retroverted Uterus	24% (137)
dioxins	21% (149)
"Xenoestrogens" - Industrially made compounds (disrupt endrocrine system)	25% (67)
High Fructose Corn Syrup in foods/drinks	20% (169)
Tampons	21% (112)
hormonal allergies	20% (153)
Trauma	18% (129)
After Pregnancy	17% (173)
soy	17% (128)
birth defect of uterus Cause back flow mences	13% (139)
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)	15% (67)
Smoking (Cigarettes)	12% (105)
Miscarriage	16% (25)
D&C, Cone, LEEP surgery for Cervical Cancer	9% (169)
A botched lap surgery (one of mine)	8% (52)
Burst Appendix	5% (164)
Viral/ HPV	6% (49)
Lyme disease	4% (156)
miscarriage drug given to mother when pregnant with me	4% (160)
Lupron, made it go from bad to crippled.	4% (52)
Tubal Ligation	4% (27)

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