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Is there a link between endometriosis and weight? not losing weight even while eating health and exercising
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No: In fact according to a recent study lean women were more likely to get endometriosis. Obese women were actually less likely. http://bit.ly/16qtf4r Human Reproduction, online May 14, 2013
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