Current Classifications Addressing Endometriosis in Adolescents Related to Symptoms

In: Endometriosis in Adolescents · 2020 · pp. 305–312 · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-52984-0_15 · W3099763704
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Existing endometriosis classifications have limitations for adolescents, particularly omitting pain, indicating a need for a novel, validated system for this population.

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This chapter reviews current classification systems for adolescent endometriosis, focusing on how well they address symptoms and guide research and therapy development. It reports that existing systems have notable strengths but also important limitations, including the absence of pain as a symptom of disease in the classifications discussed. The authors conclude that a novel classification system should be developed and validated specifically for the adolescent population. This paper is centrally about endometriosis in adolescents — it evaluates and identifies limitations of symptom-related classification approaches and motivates an adolescent-specific system.

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The classification of adolescent endometriosis is critical to research efforts and improvements in available therapies. A review of the existing systems reveals strengths and limitations, including the absence of pain as a symptom of disease. A novel system should be developed and validated, particularly with regard to the adolescent population. Access this chapter Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout Purchases are for personal use only Similar content being viewed by others

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Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018;218(3):324.e1–324.e11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2017.12.007. Epub 2017 Dec 13. Author information Authors and Affiliations Editor information Editors and Affiliations Rights and permissions Copyright information © 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG About this chapter Cite this chapter Ananth, P.K., Nezhat, C.H. (2020). Current Classifications Addressing Endometriosis in Adolescents Related to Symptoms. In: Nezhat, C.H. (eds) Endometriosis in Adolescents. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52984-0_15 Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52984-0_15 Published: Publisher Name: Springer, Cham Print ISBN: 978-3-030-52983-3 Online ISBN: 978-3-030-52984-0 eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

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