Endometriosis symptoms and the limitations of pathology-based classification of severity.

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This paper argues that endometriosis symptom severity, such as premenstrual spotting and infertility duration, reveals limitations in current pathology-based classification and suggests future avenues for noninvasive diagnostics.

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Abstract

Consideration of symptoms reveals serious shortcomings in pathology-based classifications of endometriosis. Premenstrual spotting may be associated with the underlying physiologic or biochemical disturbance. Once the biochemical basis for spotting can be established, noninvasive tests may be developed for diagnosis and assessment. Endometriosis-related infertility is best assessed by its duration. A tenfold difference in fecundity at the start of attempts to conceive attenuates to a twofold difference in fecundity after 5 years of no pregnancy.

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endometriosisinfertility

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Endometriosis Infertility, Female Menstruation Disturbances Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Prognosis

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