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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Endometriosis affects approximately around 11% of the female population in the reproductive age group. It accounts for majority of cases with chronic pelvic pain and infertility. | [[Endometriosis]] affects approximately around 11% of the female population in the reproductive age group. It accounts for majority of cases with chronic pelvic pain and [[infertility]]. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics == | ==Epidemiology and Demographics == | ||
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===Prevalence=== | ===Prevalence=== | ||
*Worldwide, the prevalence of endometriosis is approximately around 11%.<ref name="Buck LouisHediger2011">{{cite journal|last1=Buck Louis|first1=Germaine M.|last2=Hediger|first2=Mary L.|last3=Peterson|first3=C. Matthew|last4=Croughan|first4=Mary|last5=Sundaram|first5=Rajeshwari|last6=Stanford|first6=Joseph|last7=Chen|first7=Zhen|last8=Fujimoto|first8=Victor Y.|last9=Varner|first9=Michael W.|last10=Trumble|first10=Ann|last11=Giudice|first11=Linda C.|title=Incidence of endometriosis by study population and diagnostic method: the ENDO study|journal=Fertility and Sterility|volume=96|issue=2|year=2011|pages=360–365|issn=00150282|doi=10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.05.087}}</ref> | *Worldwide, the [[prevalence]] of endometriosis is approximately around 11%.<ref name="Buck LouisHediger2011">{{cite journal|last1=Buck Louis|first1=Germaine M.|last2=Hediger|first2=Mary L.|last3=Peterson|first3=C. Matthew|last4=Croughan|first4=Mary|last5=Sundaram|first5=Rajeshwari|last6=Stanford|first6=Joseph|last7=Chen|first7=Zhen|last8=Fujimoto|first8=Victor Y.|last9=Varner|first9=Michael W.|last10=Trumble|first10=Ann|last11=Giudice|first11=Linda C.|title=Incidence of endometriosis by study population and diagnostic method: the ENDO study|journal=Fertility and Sterility|volume=96|issue=2|year=2011|pages=360–365|issn=00150282|doi=10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.05.087}}</ref> | ||
*Endometriosis accounts for 33% of cases with chronic pelvic pain and 17% of cases with infertility.<ref name="pmid11469608">{{cite journal| author=McDonald JS| title=Diagnosis and treatment issues of chronic pelvic pain. | journal=World J Urol | year= 2001 | volume= 19 | issue= 3 | pages= 200-7 | pmid=11469608 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11469608 }} </ref> | *[[Endometriosis]] accounts for 33% of cases with chronic pelvic pain and 17% of cases with [[infertility]].<ref name="pmid11469608">{{cite journal| author=McDonald JS| title=Diagnosis and treatment issues of chronic pelvic pain. | journal=World J Urol | year= 2001 | volume= 19 | issue= 3 | pages= 200-7 | pmid=11469608 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11469608 }} </ref> | ||
===Race=== | ===Race=== | ||
Endometriosis is more common in Americans than the African American population.<ref name="pmid11949940">{{cite journal| author=Cramer DW, Missmer SA| title=The epidemiology of endometriosis. | journal=Ann N Y Acad Sci | year= 2002 | volume= 955 | issue= | pages= 11-22; discussion 34-6, 396-406 | pmid=11949940 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11949940 }} </ref> | [[Endometriosis]] is more common in Americans than the African American population.<ref name="pmid11949940">{{cite journal| author=Cramer DW, Missmer SA| title=The epidemiology of endometriosis. | journal=Ann N Y Acad Sci | year= 2002 | volume= 955 | issue= | pages= 11-22; discussion 34-6, 396-406 | pmid=11949940 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11949940 }} </ref> | ||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
Endometriosis is a condition affecting women in the reproductive age group, between 15 to 45 years of age. | [[Endometriosis]] is a condition affecting women in the reproductive age group, between 15 to 45 years of age. | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
Endometriosis is a condition affecting the females, however few cases of male urinary tract endometriosis are described. | [[Endometriosis]] is a condition affecting the females, however few cases of male [[Urinary system|urinary tract]] [[endometriosis]] are described. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Endometriosis affects approximately around 11% of the female population in the reproductive age group. It accounts for majority of cases with chronic pelvic pain and infertility.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The epidemiological data for endometriosis is scare due to the following reasons:[1]
- Endometriosis includes a wide spectrum of symptoms and pathologic findings.
- Endometriosis in the early stages is asymptomatic and it is a diagnosis made for the first time as a part of infertility work up.
Prevalence
- Worldwide, the prevalence of endometriosis is approximately around 11%.[2]
- Endometriosis accounts for 33% of cases with chronic pelvic pain and 17% of cases with infertility.[3]
Race
Endometriosis is more common in Americans than the African American population.[1]
Age
Endometriosis is a condition affecting women in the reproductive age group, between 15 to 45 years of age.
Gender
Endometriosis is a condition affecting the females, however few cases of male urinary tract endometriosis are described.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cramer DW, Missmer SA (2002). "The epidemiology of endometriosis". Ann N Y Acad Sci. 955: 11–22, discussion 34-6, 396–406. PMID 11949940.
- ↑ Buck Louis, Germaine M.; Hediger, Mary L.; Peterson, C. Matthew; Croughan, Mary; Sundaram, Rajeshwari; Stanford, Joseph; Chen, Zhen; Fujimoto, Victor Y.; Varner, Michael W.; Trumble, Ann; Giudice, Linda C. (2011). "Incidence of endometriosis by study population and diagnostic method: the ENDO study". Fertility and Sterility. 96 (2): 360–365. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.05.087. ISSN 0015-0282.
- ↑ McDonald JS (2001). "Diagnosis and treatment issues of chronic pelvic pain". World J Urol. 19 (3): 200–7. PMID 11469608.