Although there are several reports on the role of autophagy‐related markers Beclin‐1 and LC3 in endometriosis,65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71 only a few studies have exploited in vitro and animal models to study the function of the Bnip3 molecule.15, 49. Here, BNIP3 is linked to endometriosis.