Endometriosis in African women: Findings from a cohort of reproductive-age women attending an endometriosis ultrasound training program

U. Menakaya, Kingsley N Agholor, Agholor KN, Dalia El Haieg, El Haieg D, Yamal Patel, Patel Y, Malele K, Ken Malele, Joe Njagi, Njagi J, Alin S Constantin, Constantin AS
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 2026 · vol. 173(1) , pp. 545–547 · doi:10.1002/ijgo.70606 · PMID:41195575
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This study assessed endometriosis prevalence in African women using ultrasound training to improve diagnostic capacity in regions with limited access to advanced imaging.

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This paper describes findings from a cohort of reproductive-age women in sub-Saharan Africa who attended an endometriosis ultrasound training program, focusing on the detection/characterization of endometriosis using ultrasound in the context of constrained imaging access. The authors frame ultrasound capacity-building as a practical approach to reduce persistent diagnostic delays in the region, but they provide only limited methodological and result details in the excerpt available here. A major caveat is that the provided text does not specify the study design specifics, population size, ultrasound criteria, performance metrics, or explicit outcomes. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it reports cohort findings from African women evaluated in an endometriosis ultrasound training program.

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Delays in the diagnosis of endometriosis in sub Saharan Africa persist, driven partly by limited access to advanced imaging techniques. Capacity building initiatives focused on ultrasound offer a practical and scalable solution to address this diagnostic gap.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Junic Specialist Imaging and Women's Centre, North Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Correspondence Uche A. Menakaya, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Junic Specialist Imaging and Women's Centre, North Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Junic Specialist Imaging and Women's Centre, North Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Correspondence Uche A. Menakaya, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Junic Specialist Imaging and Women's Centre, North Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Menakaya UA, Agholor KN, El Haieg D, et al. Endometriosis in African women: Findings from a cohort of reproductive-age women attending an endometriosis ultrasound training program. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2026;173:521-1. doi:10.1002/ijgo.70606 Delays in the diagnosis of endometriosis in sub Saharan Africa persist, driven partly by limited access to advanced imaging techniques. Capacity building initiatives focused on ultrasound offer a practical and scalable solution to address this diagnostic gap. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article. REFERENCES 1Guerriero S, Condous G, van den Bosch T, et al. Systematic approach to sonographic evaluation of the pelvis in women with suspected endometriosis, including terms, definitions, and measurements: a consensus opinion from the international deep endometriosis analysis (IDEA) group. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2016; 48: 318-332. 2Menakaya U, Reid S, Infante F, Condous G. Systematic evaluation of women with suspected endometriosis using a 5-domain Sonographically based approach. J Ultrasound Med. 2015; 34: 937-947. 3Harmsen MJ, Van den Bosch T, de Leeuw RA, et al. Consensus on revised definitions of morphological uterus sonographic assessment (MUSA) features of adenomyosis: results of modified Delphi procedure. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2022; 60(1): 118-131. 5Obuna JA, Igwe MN. Psychological issues among women undergoing fertility treatment in a specialist fertility hospital, South East Nigeria. Open J Obstet Gynecol. 2023; 13: 681-692. 7Condous G, Gerges B, Thomassin-Naggara I, et al. Non-invasive imaging techniques for diagnosis of pelvic deep endometriosis and endometriosis classification systems: an international consensus Statement. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2024; 64: 129-144. doi:10.1002/uog.27560 8Stewart KA, Navarro SM, Kambala S, et al. Trends in ultrasound use in low- and middle-income countries. A systematic review. Int J MCH AIDS. 2020; 9(1): 103-120. Total unique accesses to an article’s full text in HTML or PDF/ePDF format.More metric information Scite metrics Explore this article's citation statements on scite.ai Share QR Code Generating QR code QR code copied to clipboard! Something went wrong while generating your QR code. Please try again in a moment. If the issue persists, refresh the page or contact support. Export citation Unable to load citation data. Please try again in a moment. How to cite Elkins, L. J., & Spiegelman, M. (2021). pyUserCalc: A revised Jupyter notebook calculator for uranium-series disequilibria in basalts. Earth and Space Science, 8, e2020EA001619. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EA001619 How to cite text copied to clipboard! Download Citation If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click on download. This feature enables you to download the bibliographic information (also called citation data, header data, or metadata) for the articles on our site. Citation manager file format Use the dropdown list to choose how to format the bibliographic data you're harvesting. Several citation manager formats are available, including EndNote and BibTex. You can then copy the formatted citation (as displayed) or download it as file, to your device. If the RefWorks format is chosen, the 'Download' button will be replaced with an option to directly export to RefWorks Please check your email for instructions on resetting your password. If you do not receive an email within 10 minutes, your email address may not be registered, and you may need to create a new Wiley Online Library account. Request Username Can't sign in? Forgot your username? Enter your email address below and we will send you your username If the address matches an existing account you will receive an email with instructions to retrieve your username

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