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[[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]]. | [[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]]. [[Endometriosis]] is more common in Americans than the African American population. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics == | ==Epidemiology and Demographics == | ||
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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 the majority of cases with chronic pelvic pain and infertility. Endometriosis is more common in Americans than the African American population.
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.