Patients' report on how endometriosis affects health, work, and daily life

Fourquet J; Jessica Fourquet; Xin Gao; Gao X; Xīn Gào; Diego Zavala; Zavala D; Juan Carlos Orengo; Juan C Orengo; Sonia Abac; Abac S; Ruiz A; Abigail Ruiz; Joaquín Laboy; Laboy J; Idhaliz Flores

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.09.017

Patients' report on how endometriosis affects health, work, and daily life

Fourquet J, Jessica Fourquet, Xin Gao, Gao X, Xīn Gào, Diego Zavala, Zavala D, Juan Carlos Orengo, Juan C Orengo, Sonia Abac, Abac S, Ruiz A, Abigail Ruiz, Joaquín Laboy, Laboy J, Idhaliz Flores

Fertility and sterility · 2009 · vol. 93(7) , pp. 2424–2428 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.09.017 · PMID:19926084 · PMC2860000 · W2166839144

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This study investigated patient experiences of endometriosis, detailing its impact on their health, work, and daily life.

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the burden of endometriosis by obtaining patient-reported outcome data describing the experience of living with this disease. Survey data from 107 women with self-reported, surgically diagnosed endometriosis showed that living with this disease may be characterized by physical limitations that disrupt health, work, and daily life.

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endometriosischronic_pelvic_pain

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Activities of Daily Living Activities of Daily Living Endometriosis Health Uterine Diseases Work Work Work Adult Case-Control Studies Cost of Illness Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Health Records, Personal Humans Infertility, Female Infertility, Female

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