Endometriosis Supplements

How it works

Benefits

Dosage & preparation

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• The standard trial dose for melatonin is 10 mg per day. — Integrative Care for Endometriosis: Diagnosis, Medications, and Supplements
• The standard PEA dose is 400 mg three times daily. — Integrative Care for Endometriosis: Diagnosis, Medications, and Supplements
• Vitamin C and vitamin E have the strongest antioxidant evidence base discussed for endometriosis. — Integrative Care for Endometriosis: Diagnosis, Medications, and Supplements
• Vitamin C and vitamin E have been shown in multiple papers to reduce pelvic pain, menstrual pain, and painful intercourse. — Integrative Care for Endometriosis: Diagnosis, Medications, and Supplements
• Vitamin D correction reduces pelvic pain symptoms when deficiency is present, but supplementation beyond sufficiency adds no benefit. — Integrative Care for Endometriosis: Diagnosis, Medications, and Supplements
• PEA targets nerve sensitization pathways rather than only inflammation. — Integrative Care for Endometriosis: Diagnosis, Medications, and Supplements
• Curcumin and resveratrol should not be prioritized over better-evidenced supplement options because clinical trial data are limited. — Integrative Care for Endometriosis: Diagnosis, Medications, and Supplements
• Melatonin has mixed but directionally positive clinical evidence for pelvic pain and sleep in endometriosis. — Integrative Care for Endometriosis: Diagnosis, Medications, and Supplements
• Ginger is described as an efficient trial option because endometriosis-specific trials show improvement in the first menstrual cycle. — Integrative Care for Endometriosis: Diagnosis, Medications, and Supplements