Incidence of pelvic endometriosis in Rochester, Minnesota, 1970-1979

D E Houston, Diana E. Houston, Houston DE, Kenneth L. Noller, K L Noller, Noller KL, L J Melton, Melton LJ 3rd, L Joseph Melton, Selwyn BJ, B J Selwyn, Beatrice J. Selwyn, R J Hardy, Robert J. Hardy, Hardy RJ
American Journal of Epidemiology · 1987 · vol. 125(6) , pp. 959–969 · doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114634 · PMID:3578254 · W1863683389
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This study determined the incidence of pelvic endometriosis among white females aged 15-49 in Rochester, MN, from 1970-1979, finding that overall incidence more than doubled as diagnostic criteria expanded from histology to include surgical and clinical diagnoses.

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To the authors' knowledge, the incidence pelvic endometriosis in the general female population has not been previously reported. The purpose of the present study was to determine the incidence rate of diagnosed pelvic endometriosis among white females of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Rochester, Minnesota, during 1970-1979. Incidence rates were prepared first with histologically confirmed cases alone and then with the successive inclusion of progressively less certain cases: surgically visualized, clinically probable, and clinically possible. The overall incidence of pelvic endometriosis more than doubled (from 108.8 to 246.9 cases per 100,000 person-years) as the definition of a case was extended from histologically confirmed cases alone to all cases. Age-specific incidence rates increased in successive age groups through age 44 and then declined for women 45-49 years of age. Methodological problems in the definition and ascertainment of incident cases of pelvic endometriosis are described in detail.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Pelvic Neoplasms Adolescent Adolescent Adult Adult Age Factors Age Factors Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female Humans Humans Medical Records Medical Records Middle Aged Middle Aged Minnesota Minnesota

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