SheKnows reached out to Dr. Silverberg to ask, “Can you inherit endometriosis?”

In a recent story for SheKnows, a writer shared her journey as an adoptee to learn about her family history of endometriosis. To help answer the age-old question about whether you can inherit endometriosis, the piece interviewed Kaylen Silverberg MD.

Our Austin fertility doctor says that having female family members with the disease does significantly increase a woman’s risk of developing it. However, that’s not the only consideration.

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