Letter to the Editor: Clues to revising the conventional diagnostic algorithm for endometriosis

Letter to the Editor: Clues to revising the conventional diagnostic algorithm for endometriosis Corresponding Author François Margueritte UVSQ, INSERM, CESP, Team “Primary Care, Prevention, and Women Healthcare”, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Women, Mother and Child Hospital, University Hospital Center of Limoges, Limoges, France Correspondence François Margueritte, CESP: Centre de Recherche en Épidémiologie et Santé des Populations, U1018, INSERM, Equipe Primary Care, Prevention, and Women Healthcare, Hôpital Paul Brousse Bat 15/16, 16 Avenue Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94807 Villejuif Cedex, France. Email: [email protected] Search for more papers by this authorArnaud Fauconnier UVSQ, INSERM, CESP, Team “Primary Care, Prevention, and Women Healthcare”, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Intercommunal Hospital Center of Poissy-Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Poissy, France Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author François Margueritte UVSQ, INSERM, CESP, Team “Primary Care, Prevention, and Women Healthcare”, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Women, Mother and Child Hospital, University Hospital Center of Limoges, Limoges, France Correspondence François Margueritte, CESP: Centre de Recherche en Épidémiologie et Santé des Populations, U1018, INSERM, Equipe Primary Care, Prevention, and Women Healthcare, Hôpital Paul Brousse Bat 15/16, 16 Avenue Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94807 Villejuif Cedex, France. Email: [email protected] Search for more papers by this authorArnaud Fauconnier UVSQ, INSERM, CESP, Team “Primary Care, Prevention, and Women Healthcare”, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Intercommunal Hospital Center of Poissy-Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Poissy, France Search for more papers by this authorDATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT Not applicable. REFERENCES - 1Spiers A, Roman H, Wasson M, et al. Clues to revising the conventional diagnostic algorithm for endometriosis. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2025; 168: 101-111. doi:10.1002/ijgo.15840 - 2Nawrocka-Rutkowska J, Szydłowska I, Rył A, Ciećwież S, Ptak M, Starczewski A. Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of the interview and physical examination in the diagnosis of endometriosis as the cause of chronic pelvic pain. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021; 18:6606. doi:10.3390/ijerph18126606 - 3Fauconnier A, Drioueche H, Huchon C, et al. 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