Table 3.
PUFA intake and pain-related symptoms in endometriosis.
| Study Design | Subject | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUFAs n-3 |
PUFAs n-6 |
||
| Comprehensive review [77] | Diet and dysmenorrhea among women with endometriosis; 11 trials with different designs, including a total of 1433 women. | ↓ | - |
| Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial [78] | Supplementation with i.a. PUFA n-3 (1000 mg fish oil), and pain related symptoms in women with endometriosis; n = 20, aged 12–25 years, 6 month. | ↓ | - |
| Cohort-study [79] | Dietary supplementation: 30 compositions containing i.a. linoleic acid (n-6), α-linolenic acid (n-3) n = 90 women with endometriosis; 3 months. | ↓ | ↓ |
↓ decrease pain-related symptoms.