Overview
The purpose of this study is to compare brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity in women/people diagnosed with endometriosis to similar healthy controls. BAT activity is measured twice in a random order during the early part of the menstrual cycle (follicular phase) and following egg release/ovulation (luteal phase). The study team will investigate whether BAT activity in women with endometriosis differs from healthy control women who are of similar age and body mass index.
Learn more about the study here.
You may be eligible to participate in this study if you:
- are a woman/person with one or both ovaries between 19 to 35 years of age
- have a body mass index of 18.5 to 28 (normal to slightly overweight)
- have predictable, regular menstrual cycles between 21 to 35 days
- have been diagnosed with endometriosis (EndoM) by surgery or MR/ultrasound imaging (person-reported diagnosis of endometriosis is also reliable)
You may also be able to participate as a control if you are a healthy individual with a normal reproductive history by the CaMos baseline questionnaire and normal-length, predictable and a proven ovulatory in first menstrual cycle.
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