Delayed and Misdiagnosed Endometriosis

Teresa Doyle, Tim L. A. Doyle
2025 · doi:10.33015/dominican.edu/2025.nurs.rp.19 · W4406164910
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Endometriosis, affecting 10% of reproductive-age women, causes pelvic pain, fatigue, and infertility, with a prolonged diagnostic journey often leading to misdiagnosis.

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This 2024 nursing paper addresses delayed and misdiagnosed endometriosis, a chronic disorder in which endometrium-like tissue grows outside the uterus and causes pain, fatigue, irregular menstruation, and infertility. It describes how overlapping symptoms can complicate diagnostic evaluation, contributing to prolonged diagnostic journeys, inadequate treatment, and reduced physical, psychological, and social quality of life. The available description does not provide details about the study population, methods, results, or explicitly stated limitations. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically the challenges of delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis.

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Endometriosis is a chronic, painful disorder affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age globally.This condition arises when tissue similar to the endometrium, the lining of the uterus, grows outside the uterus, typically on the ovaries, Fallopian tubes, and other areas within the pelvis. Common symptoms of endometriosis include severe pelvic pain, fatigue, irregular menstruation, and infertility. These symptoms have a significant impact on women’s physical and mental health, affecting their interactions with their family, friends, and clinicians, often leading to significant impairment in their quality of life (Sims et al., 2021). The diagnostic journey for many women with endometriosis can be prolonged and fraught with challenges, as symptoms frequently overlap with other conditions,leading to misdiagnosis and inadequate treatment (Dantkale & Agrawal, 2024).
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Files Download Full Text (341 KB) Description Endometriosis is a chronic, painful disorder affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age globally.This condition arises when tissue similar to the endometrium, the lining of the uterus, grows outside the uterus, typically on the ovaries, Fallopian tubes, and other areas within the pelvis. Common symptoms of endometriosis include severe pelvic pain, fatigue, irregular menstruation, and infertility. These symptoms have a significant impact on women’s physical and mental health, affecting their interactions with their family, friends, and clinicians, often leading to significant impairment in their quality of life (Sims et al., 2021). The diagnostic journey for many women with endometriosis can be prolonged and fraught with challenges, as symptoms frequently overlap with other conditions,leading to misdiagnosis and inadequate treatment (Dantkale & Agrawal, 2024). Department Nursing Publication Date 2024 Sponsorship/Conference/Institution Dominican University of California City San Rafael, CA Keywords Endometrosis, delayed diagnosis Disciplines Interprofessional Education | Nursing | Other Nursing | Pain Management

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