Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis. Guideline of the DGGG, SGGG and OEGGG (S2k Level, AWMF Registry Number 015/045, August 2020)

Stefanie Burghaus, Sebastian Daniel Schäfer, Sebastian D Schäfer, Matthias W Beckmann, Iris Brandes, Christian Brünahl, Radek Chvátal, Radek Chvatal, Jan Drahoňovský, Wojciech Dudek, Andreas D Ebert, Christine Fahlbusch, Tanja Fehm, Peter Martin Fehr, Peter Fehr, Carolin C Hack, Winfried Häuser, Katharina Hancke, Volker Heinecke, Lars‐Christian Horn, Lars-Christian Horn, Christian Houbois, C Klapp, Christine Klapp, Heike Kramer, Heike Krämer, Harald Krentel, Jan M. Langrehr, Jan Langrehr, Heike Matuschewski, Ines Mayer, Sylvia Mechsner, Andreas Müller, Armelle Müller, Michael Müller, Peter Oppelt, Thomas Papathemelis, Stefan P Renner, Dietmar Schmidt, Andreas Schüring, Andreas N. Schüring, Karl-Werner Schweppe, Beata Seeber, Friederike Siedentopf, Horia Sı̂rbu, Horia Sirbu, Daniela Soeffge, Kerstin Weidner, Isabella Zraik, Uwe Andreas Ulrich, U. Ulrich
Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2021 · vol. 81(04) , pp. 422–446 · doi:10.1055/a-1380-3693 · PMID:33867562 · PMC8046516 · W3154316986
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This guideline provides consensus-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis, covering epidemiology, etiology, classification, symptomatology, diagnosis, and treatment.

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This official S2k guideline from the German, Austrian, and Swiss gynecological societies was developed via structured expert consensus and an evaluation of the relevant literature to provide recommendations on the epidemiology, etiology, classification, symptomatology, diagnosis, and treatment of endometriosis. It synthesizes guidance across clinical domains, including special situations, drawing on evidence ranging from diagnostic tools to medical and surgical management approaches. A major limitation explicitly inherent to guideline work is that recommendations depend on the available published literature and the scope of the expert panel’s consensus process rather than new patient-level data. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it provides consensus-based diagnosis and treatment recommendations, and it also references adenomyosis in the broader context of related pathophysiology.

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Abstract Aims The aim of this official guideline published and coordinated by the German Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (DGGG) in cooperation with the Austrian Society for Gynaecology and Obstetrics (OEGGG) and the Swiss Society for Gynaecology and Obstetrics (SGGG) was to provide consensus-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis based on an evaluation of the relevant literature. Methods This S2k guideline represents the structured consensus of a representative panel of experts with different professional backgrounds commissioned by the Guideline Committee of the DGGG, OEGGG and SGGG. Recommendations Recommendations on the epidemiology, aetiology, classification, symptomatology, diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis are given and special situations are discussed.

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