Prevalence and anatomical distribution of endometriosis in women with selected gynaecological conditions: results from a multicentric Italian study. Gruppo italiano per lo studio dell'endometriosi

Human Reproduction · 1994 · vol. 9(6) , pp. 1158–62 · PMID:7962393 · W4301933394
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This multicentric Italian study found endometriosis prevalence to be 30% in sterility patients, 45% in pelvic pain patients, 12% in fibroid patients, and 35% in ovarian cyst patients.

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Abstract

We have evaluated the prevalence of endometriosis in selected gynaecological conditions requiring surgery. Eligible for the study were women with primary or secondary sterility, chronic pelvic pain, fibroids or benign ovarian cysts requiring laparoscopy or laparotomy consecutively observed during the study period in 23 obstetrics and gynaecology departments in Italy between May 1991 and July 1992. Women with a previous diagnosis of endometriosis were specifically excluded. A total of 3684 subjects entered the study. Of these, 660 (mean age 31 years) were included for sterility, 409 (mean age 32) for chronic pelvic pain, 1880 (mean age 42) for fibroids and 735 (mean age 33) for benign ovarian cysts. During the surgical procedure surgeons were asked to examine the pelvis carefully to identify endometriosis. Out of the 660 women included for sterility, 195 [30%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 26-35] had endometriosis; the corresponding figures were 185 out of 409 (45%, 95% CI 39-52) for pelvic pain, 219 out of 1880 (12%, 95% CI 10-14) for fibroids and 257 out of 735 (35%, 95% CI 31-40) for ovarian cysts; these differences were significant (chi2(3) heterogeneity, absence versus presence = 323.9, P < 0.001). Among women with endometriosis who entered the study for sterility, 51% were at stage 1, 22% at stage 2, 20% at stage 3 and 7% at stage 4. The corresponding figures for pelvic pain and fibroids were largely similar: 37%, 24%, 30%, 10% for women with pelvic pain, 36%, 11%, 45% and 8% for those with fibroids, but among cases with ovarian cysts stage 3 was over-represented (62% of cases).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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endometriosischronic_pelvic_pain

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Endometriosis Genital Diseases, Female Adolescent Adolescent Adult Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female Genital Diseases, Female Genital Diseases, Female Genital Diseases, Female Humans Humans Italy Italy Italy

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