Endometriosis is a puzzling disease with little known about its true prevalence, its
distribution in the population, or its risk factors. It is thought to be a relatively common …

Endometriosis is found predominantly in women of childbearing age. The prevalence of
endometriosis is difficult to determine accurately. Laparoscopy or surgery is required for the …

BACKGROUND: The association between lesion type, disease stage and severity of pain
was studied in a large group of women with endometriosis to verify whether endometrial …

Objective: To investigate whether specific types of pelvic pain are correlated with the
anatomic locations of deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). Design: Retrospective data …

Signs and symptoms of endometriosis are nonspecific, and an acceptably accurate
noninvasive diagnostic test has yet to be reported. Serum markers do not provide adequate …

Endometriosis is a common disorder of women of reproductive age, yet diagnosis of this
condition is often problematic. The most frequent clinical presentations of endometriosis …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of colorectal resection for
endometriosis on symptoms and quality of life or on potential side effects. STUDY DESIGN …

Endometriosis, which affects up to 10 percent of reproductive-aged women, is the presence
of endometrial tissue outside of the uterine cavity. It is more common in women with pelvic …

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common and debilitating condition, and yet remarkably little is
known about what causes the pain. In this chapter we present a model of CPP which …

The objective of this case-control study is to identify factors associated with the prevalence of
minimal or mild endometriosis among infertile women. Cases (N= 329) were women …