Painful periods,higher risk of heart attack

Researchers noted that surgical treatment of endometriosis - removal of the uterus or ovaries - may partly account for the increased risk of heart disease.

Surgically-induced menopause prior to natural menopause may increase risk of heart disease and this elevated risk may be more evident at younger ages, the study said.

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