Out of these nine cytokines, three have already been shown to be increased in the FF (IL1 β [25], IL6 [23], and IL8 [22,24]), two in the peritoneal fluid (MCP-1 [29] and basic FGF (FGF2) [30]), and one in the serum [31] of women with endometriosis. This evidence concerns the gene CCL2 and endometriosis.