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April 24, 2025 12 mins

Today we’re continuing with our series on low micronutrient levels and the impact on period and endo-related period pain.

Vitamin A is an antioxidant, which may have significant benefits for endometriosis pain.

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Show notes

Oxidative stress, endo and period pain

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1477-7827-7-54

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5625949/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7602455/

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/6/1308


Low levels of vitamin A

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31734759/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10303710/

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0310995

https://reproductive-health-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12978-024-01895-x

https://ovarianresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13048-015-0179-6

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1477-7827-7-54


Treatment with diet

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1477-7827-7-54

https://rbej.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12958-023-01126-1

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9096837/

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-a/

https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminA-HealthProfessional/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3704564/

https://www.theendobellycoach.com/podcast/endo-pain-low-vitamin-c

https://www.theendobellycoach.com/podcast/endo-pain-low-vitamin-e

https://www.theendobellycoach.com/podcast/fatty-acid-deficiency-period-pain-endo


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Produced by Chris Robson

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