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Diagnosis of Endometriosis

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Endometriosis

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Abstract

Because endometriosis is a chronic condition, a diagnosis is not usually made expeditiously, and the diagnosis is typically delayed from the onset of symptoms by several years [1]. Women usually dismiss severe menstrual discomfort as being a normal part of their menstrual cycle. In addition, a cross-sectional study on the diagnostic experience of women with surgically diagnosed endometriosis found that prior to diagnosis, 63 % of women had their symptoms dismissed. Alarmingly, 60 % of the respondents in this study revealed on the questionnaire that their physician did not validate their concerns when seeking treatment [1].

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  1. Assistant Professor, Lerner College of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University, American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Sajal Gupta

  2. Professor, Lerner College of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University, American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Ashok Agarwal

  3. American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Avi Harlev

  4. Lecturer, Soroka University Medical Center, Fertility and IVF Unit, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

    Avi Harlev

  5. American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Julia Ellis-Kahana & Caroline Cirenza

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Gupta, S., Harlev, A., Agarwal, A., Ellis-Kahana, J., Cirenza, C. (2015). Diagnosis of Endometriosis. In: Endometriosis. SpringerBriefs in Reproductive Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18308-4_9

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