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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 the majority of cases with [[chronic pelvic pain]] and [[infertility]]. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics == | ==Epidemiology and Demographics == | ||
===Incidence=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
*The epidemiological data for endometriosis is | *The epidemiological data for endometriosis is scarce due to the following reasons:<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 includes a wide spectrum of symptoms and pathologic findings. | **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. | **Endometriosis in the early stages is asymptomatic and it is a diagnosis made for the first time as a part of infertility work up. | ||
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[[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, | [[Endometriosis]] is a condition affecting the females. However, few cases of male [[Urinary system|urinary tract]] [[endometriosis]] are described. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Endometriosis affects approximately around 11% of the female population in the reproductive age group. It accounts for the majority of cases with chronic pelvic pain and infertility.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The epidemiological data for endometriosis is scarce 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.