Relationship between delay of surgical diagnosis and severity of disease in patients with symptomatic deep infiltrating endometriosis

Fertil Steril. 2006 Nov;86(5):1314-6; discussion 1317. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.03.048. Epub 2006 Sep 14.

Abstract

We investigated relationships between delay of surgical diagnosis and severity of disease in 95 patients with symptomatic deep infiltrating endometriosis. The delay before surgical diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis was significantly longer for patients with advanced stage IV (revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine [ASRM] score >70) disease than for those with stage I, II, III, or IV (revised ASRM score <or=70) disease.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Attitude to Health*
  • Comorbidity
  • Endometriosis / epidemiology
  • Endometriosis / pathology*
  • Endometriosis / psychology*
  • Female
  • France / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Laparoscopy / statistics & numerical data*
  • Pelvic Pain / epidemiology
  • Pelvic Pain / pathology*
  • Pelvic Pain / psychology*
  • Prevalence
  • Quality of Life*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Time Factors
  • Women's Health