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Some studies have reported a higher incidence of certain factors in women with endometriosis:

• Women with endometriosis tend to be taller and thinner than average.
• Women with red hair have an increased risk for endometriosis; experts guess that the gene determining red hair might be located near other genes that make such women susceptible to endometriosis.

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Alcohol and caffeine use have been associated with a higher risk.