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== Co-morbidities == === ME/CFS === Patients with [[ME/CFS]] may have higher rates of [[gynecologic disorders]] including endometriosis, [[ovarian cyst]]s, [[PCIS|polycystic ovaries]], [[uterine fibroids]], [[menstrual]] abnormalities and [[galactorrhea]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Harlow | first = BL | date = 28 September 1998 | title = Reproductive correlates of chronic fatigue syndrome | url =https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9790489|journal=American Journal of Medicine |volume= | pages = |via=}}</ref> A 2018 study by the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] stated that more than a third of women with CFS (36.1%) reported endometriosis as a comorbid condition. Women with both CFS and endometriosis report more chronic pelvic pain, earlier menopause, hysterectomy, and more CFS-related symptoms compared to women with CFS-only.<ref name="Boneva2018">{{Cite journal | last = Boneva | first = Roumiana S. | authorlink = | last2 = Lin | first2 = Jin-Mann S. | authorlink2 = Jin-Mann Sally Lin | last3 = Wieser | first3 = Friedrich | authorlink3 = | last4 = Nater | first4 = Urs M. | author-link4 = | last5 = Ditzen | first5 = Beate | authorlink5 = | last6 = Taylor | first6 = Robert N. | author-link6 = | last7 = Unger | first7 = Elizabeth R. | author-link7 = Elizabeth Unger | date = Apr 2018 | title = Endometriosis as a Comorbid Condition in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): Secondary Analysis of Data from a CFS Case-Control study| url = https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2019.00195/abstract|journal=Frontiers in Pediatrics|volume=|issue= | pages = |doi=10.3389/fped.2019.00195|quote=|via=}}</ref> Sinali et al (2002) also found high rates of chronic fatigue syndrome in endometriosis patients.<ref name="Stein2002" /> === Fibromyalgia === Sinali et al (2002) found people with endometriosis had high rates of fibromyalgia.<ref name="Stein2002" />
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