Priority 19 from the Endometriosis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Does life style affect endometriosis (e.g. food, exercise, stress, alcohol)? (JLA PSP Priority 19)
Overall ranking 19
JLA question ID 0051/19
Explanatory note Not available for this PSP
Evidence No details yet available of evidence considered by this PSP
Health Research Classification System category Reproductive health and childbirth
Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples Do certain foods eg. Dairy actually cause the development of the disease?   ~  What factors, including lifestyle choices, increase the risk of developing endometriosis ?  ~  Are people who have stressful lives more likely to develop endometriosis?  ~  Does BMI increased your risk?  ~  Is estrogen in food a big trigger for developing endometriosis?  ~  If there any research findings to support the theory that changes in lifestyle, diet, increase in activity, having a positive attitude and complementary therapies help women with their pain and be able to cope better with their lives, what is the percentage of women who said these approaches work for them?
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PSP information
PSP unique ID 0051
PSP name Endometriosis
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. 72 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 25 April 2017