EM	Endometriosis
WHO	World Health Organization
EDCs	Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
PCOS	Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
IBD	Inflammatory Bowel Disease
MD	Microbiota-Depleted
PubMed	Public/Publisher Medline
WoS	Web Of Science
JSTOR	Journal Storage
BASE	Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
NAFLD	Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
IBD	Inflammatory Bowel Disease
CVD	Cardiovascular Disease
ALD	Alcoholic Liver Disease
CKD	Chronic Kidney Disease
PID	Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
RNA	Ribonucleic Acid
16S rRNA	16s Ribosomal Ribonucleic Acid
FDR	False Discovery Rate
PCR	Polymerase Chain Reaction
IL	Interleukin
SCFAs	Short-Chain Fatty Acids
RIG-I	Retinoic Acid-Inducible Gene I
NF-kB	Nuclear Factor Kappa-Light-Chain-Enhancer Of Activated B Cells
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha
Bax	Bcl-2-Associated X Protein
Fas	Fas Cell Surface Death Receptor
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
CDCA	Chenodeoxycholic Acid
UDCA	Ursodeoxycholic Acid
GPCRs	G-Protein-Coupled Receptors
HDACs	Histone Deacetylases
GALT	Gastrointestinal-Associated Lymphoid Tissue
Tregs	Regulatory T Cells
PAMPs	Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
PRRs	Pattern Recognition Receptors
TLRs	Toll-Like Receptors
IECs	Intestinal Epithelial Cells
SCF	Stem Cell Factor
G-CSF	Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
SFB	Segmented Filamentous Bacteria
TLR4	Toll-Like Receptor 4
NLRP3	NOD-like Receptor Pyrin Domain Containing 3
FMT	Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
ERα	Estrogen Receptor Alpha
ERβ	Estrogen Receptor Beta
GPER1	G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor
EREs	Estrogen Response Elements
AP-1	Activator Protein-1
SP-1	Stimulating Protein-1
MAPK	Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase
cAMP	Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
EAOC	EM-Associated Ovarian Cancer
CCC	Clear Cell Carcinoma
OEC	Ovarian Endometrioid Carcinoma
AKT	Protein Kinase B (also known as AKT)
mTOR	Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin
MR	Mendelian randomization
NSAIDs	Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
GnRH	Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
NK	Natural Killer
PUFAs	Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
DHA	Docosahexaenoic Acid
DPA	Docosapentaenoic Acid
EPA	Eicosapentaenoic Acid
E. coli	Escherichia coli
FODMAP diet	Fermentable Oligo-, Di-, Monosaccharides, And Polyols diet
CDI	Clostridium difficile infections
RCTs	Randomized Controlled Trials