Mark A. Damario

Classification systems for endometriosis continue to evolve. Past systems have been modeled primarily after those in use for grading malignant disease. Unfortunately, classification methods that attempted to quantitate the severity of disea…

Studies reveal endometriosis to be present in 38-51% of women undergoing laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain. Symptoms attributable to endometriosis include dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, generalized pelvic pain, dyschezia, and radiation of pai…

Fifteen patients with a history of endometriosis and recurrent pelvic pain underwent conservative resection at laparotomy. Microsurgical resection of endometriotic lesions and restoration of pelvic anatomy were performed. Presacral neurecto…

The historical background to the classification of endometriosis is presented and modern classification systems are reviewed. The effectiveness of the currently used revised American Fertility Society classification system is limited and im…