NICE urges GPs to diagnoses endometriosis more quickly

Jacqui Wise, Wise J
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2017 · vol. 358 , pp. j4186 · doi:10.1136/bmj.j4186 · PMID:28883018 · W2750970361
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Abstract

GPs are being urged to look out for the symptoms of endometriosis as, on average, women wait 7.5 years between first seeing a doctor and getting a confirmed diagnosis, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The new guidelines say that doctors should suspect endometriosis in women and teenage girls presenting with one or more of the following signs or symptoms1 …

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis General Practitioners Practice Guidelines as Topic Early Diagnosis Endometriosis Female Humans United Kingdom

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