Endometriosis is a chronic systemic disease: clinical challenges and novel innovations

HS Taylor, AM Kotlyar, VA Flores - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Endometriosis is a common disease affecting 5–10% of women of reproductive age globally.
However, despite its prevalence, diagnosis is typically delayed by years, misdiagnosis is …

Risk for and consequences of endometriosis: a critical epidemiologic review

AL Shafrir, LV Farland, DK Shah, HR Harris… - Best practice & research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age. Characteristics
robustly associated with a greater risk for endometriosis include early age at menarche …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical diagnosis of endometriosis: a call to action

SK Agarwal, C Chapron, LC Giudice, MR Laufer… - American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Endometriosis can have a profound impact on women's lives, including associated pain,
infertility, decreased quality of life, and interference with daily life, relationships, and …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification of the impact of endometriosis symptoms on health-related quality of life and work productivity

J Fourquet, L Báez, M Figueroa, RI Iriarte, I Flores - Fertility and sterility, 2011 - Elsevier
Objective To quantify the impact of endometriosis-related symptoms on physical and mental
health status, health-related quality of life, and work-related aspects (absenteeism …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of incidence and prevalence of endometriosis

A Sarria-Santamera, B Orazumbekova, M Terzic… - Healthcare, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is still much controversy regarding the epidemiology of endometriosis. The objective
of this work is to conduct a systematic review, and if possible, proceed with a meta-analysis …

[HTML][HTML] Patients' report on how endometriosis affects health, work, and daily life

J Fourquet, X Gao, D Zavala, JC Orengo, S Abac… - Fertility and sterility, 2010 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to assess the burden of endometriosis by obtaining patient-
reported outcome data describing the experience of living with this disease. Survey data …

Risk factors associated with endometriosis: importance of study population for characterizing disease in the ENDO Study

CM Peterson, EB Johnstone, AO Hammoud… - American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: We sought to identify risk factors for endometriosis and their consistency across
study populations in the Endometriosis: Natural History, Diagnosis, and Outcomes (ENDO) …

Is endometriosis more common and more severe than it was 30 years ago?

M Ghiasi, MT Kulkarni, SA Missmer - Journal of minimally invasive …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Current estimates of endometriosis prevalence and incidence are highly variable,
leading to uncertainty regarding true endometriosis frequency or validity of quantified …

An evidence‐based approach to assessing surgical versus clinical diagnosis of symptomatic endometriosis

HS Taylor, GD Adamson, MP Diamond… - … of Gynecology & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Challenges intrinsic to the accurate diagnosis of endometriosis contribute to an extended
delay between the onset of symptoms and clinical confirmation. Intraoperative visualization …

Prevalence and incidence of diagnosed endometriosis and risk of endometriosis in patients with endometriosis-related symptoms: findings from a statutory health …

S Abbas, P Ihle, I Köster, I Schubert - European Journal of Obstetrics & …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The objectives were:(a) to determine the administrative prevalence and
incidence of endometriosis and (b) to assess the risk of endometriosis associated with …