Epidemiology of Endometriosis

Stacey A. Missmer, Daniel W. Cramer
In: Endometriosis in Clinical Practice · 2004 · pp. 79–94 · doi:10.3109/9780203319390-11 · W2199075888
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This review discusses methodological challenges in endometriosis research and summarizes epidemiologic evidence related to current pathophysiologic hypotheses for the disease.

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Because few well-designed epidemiologic studies exist, the incidence, prevalence, and risk factors for endometriosis remain uncertain. However, despite the relative paucity of studies, some consistent observations have emerged-findings that have led to several hypotheses regarding the pathogenesis of endometriosis. This chapter will discuss the methodologic issues that have limited the study of endometriosis to date, summarize the current pathophysiologic hypotheses, and review the body of epidemiologic evidence as it applies to these hypotheses.

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