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Endometriosis in monozygotic twins.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the occurrence of endometriosis in monozygotic twins.

DESIGN: Postal questionnaire plus confirmation of disease status.

SETTING: Twins were recruited via the American Endometriosis Association 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 moderate-severe endometriosis.

CONCLUSION(S): These findings contribute to the growing body of literature that suggests endometriosis has a genetic basis.

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