Magdalena Ptak

ORCID: 0000-0001-6930-0579 · 1 paper in corpus

diagnostic-accuracy 2021

Evaluation of the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Interview and Physical Examination in the Diagnosis of Endometriosis as the Cause of Chronic Pelvic Pain

International journal of environmental research and public health ·doi:10.3390/ijerph18126606

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain affects approximately 15% of reproductive age women. It is mainly caused by adhesions (20-40%). Despite CPP being the main symptom of endometriosis, the disease is confirmed by laparoscopy only in 12-18% of c…