Vitamin C is effective for the prevention and regression of endometriotic implants in an experimentally induced rat model of endometriosis.

Objective: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease pathologically defined as the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity. It is one of the most important diseases affecting women of reproductive age. The process of endometriotic implant growth is mediated by many complex interactions of immunologic, hormonal, genetic, and environmental mediators.