had non-menstrual pelvic pain
—Adapted from Fuldeore MJ and Soliman AM 2017.
†Findings from a cross-sectional online survey of US women aged 18 to 49 conducted from August 6, 2012 to September 14, 2012. Data shown include women with diagnosed endometriosis (2,922 of 48,020 women surveyed).
women with diagnosed endometriosis previously had 1 or more live births
Note: The figures in Reality #1 and Reality #3 must be used with caution because the symptoms of endometriosis and uterine fibroids overlap considerably with several other conditions. Without clinical investigation it is difficult to assess the proportion of this population who will eventually receive a confirmed diagnosis of endometriosis.
were diagnosed using nonsurgical methods†
‡Patients with persistent symptoms after empiric treatment should be referred for laparoscopy, the preferred method for diagnosis of endometriosis.
†Findings from a cross-sectional online survey of US women aged 18 to 49 conducted from August 6, 2012 to September 14, 2012. Data shown include women with diagnosed endometriosis (2,922 of 48,020 women surveyed).
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