• Heredity: The risk of developing Endometriosis is more in those women whose mothers or sisters have the condition.
• Age: About 50% of women with Endometriosis experience symptoms before the age of 25 years.
• Individual causes: Endometriosis is common in women who have never given birth to a child. It is also common in women with history of pelvic infection.
• Abnormal structure of uterus: Women having structural abnormalities in their uterus are at higher risk of developing the condition.